to attract attention; to come into the limelight
older sister and younger brother
since then; from that time; ever since
obstetrics; obstetrical department; maternity division
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
grandfather; male senior-citizen
erection (of the penis); becoming erect; stiffening; welling up (of an emotion)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
in order; sequential; seriatim
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
great and splendid land; excellent location; splendid place
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)