business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
existence; being; presence
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
direct control; direct supervision
... years old; age (of) ...
art dealer; fine art(s) shop
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
heir; inheritor; successor
boy; son; baby boy; young man
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
royal capital; imperial capital
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
street; quarter; district; area
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable