to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
form; shape; figure; visage
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
generation; lifetime; age
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
older brother; elder brother
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
solution; solution strategy
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
(political) power; authority; influence
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be found; to be discovered
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
interference; meddling; butting in
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground