brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
governor-general; governor; viceroy
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
speed of a pitched ball; (pitcher's) pace
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
to look away; to avert one's eyes
snow leopard (Panthera uncia); ounce
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
how many years; how long; what year
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
rampancy; prevalence; domination
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
religious organization; religious organisation
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business