older brother and younger sister
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to continue to do; to persist in doing
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
being very busy; busyness
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
master; teacher; stable master
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
finish; completion; the end