younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
blood relationship; blood relative
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
older sister; elder sister
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit