older brother and younger sister
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
another time; some other time
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to get change back; to be more than enough
evening; early night hours
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
with a friendly grin; smilingly
artificial intelligence; AI
investment trust; mutual fund
now that; since; so long as; because
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
divorce; dissolution of adoption
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
person with limited access to information (via the Internet, television, etc.); person who is inept at using the Internet to access information; Internet illiterate
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder