front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
history; pedigree; lineage
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to care for someone; to look after someone
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
absentmindedness; peace of mind
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
capable of anything; liable to do
woman; lady; adult female
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
make; workmanship; preparation
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
soup made with salted or rice-bran-pickled fish, vegetables, and sometimes sake lees (Hokkaido local specialty dish)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes