to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
meaning; significance; sense
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
one day; (on) a certain day
shopping; purchased goods
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
dead person; deceased person
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...