one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
self-determination; suicide
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
in the meanwhile; during the time
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to go mad (over something); to be crazy (about something)
moreover; besides; in addition; on top of; to make matters worse
condition; state (of health); appearance
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
complete recovery from illness
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
together; mutually; fellow
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
this family; we; this house
one's parents' generation
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to entreat; to request earnestly
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
error; mistake; slip; bug
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
Dear Sir or Madam, in reply to your letter ...
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall