most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
older brother; elder brother
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
to go by the rules; to observe the regulations
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
counter for choices, options, etc.
single-handedly; alone; single-handed
to be worried; to be troubled
one's own army; one's own team
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
body; group; party; company; troupe
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile