older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
last night; yesterday evening
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
one's (living) environment
sense of values; values; value system
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to assemble; to set up; to construct
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
personality; character; individuality; personhood
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
inclination; tendency; nature; character
long time; long interval; for quite some time
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
strict order; peremptory command
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
affectionately attached; reluctant to part
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services