(brother and sister) born of a different mother
entreaty; supplication; petition
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
head house (family); birthplace; originator
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
killing a younger brother; fratricide
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to tighten; to press hard
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
death from disease; death from illness
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
pregnancy; conception; gestation
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
psychiatry; psychiatric department
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
man's weeping (esp. someone not prone to tears)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
even more; still more; further
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
distinguished war service; merit of war
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
alone; unaided; away from home
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle