branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
on the occasion of; at the time of
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
great person; eminent figure
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
heir; inheritor; successor
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
although I say; although one might say; although called
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
stealthily; secretly; in secret
every person; each one; everybody
each; (arch.) you (plural)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback