older brother; elder brother
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
to concern; to be related
one large ...; a great ...
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
four corners; four ordinal directions
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
still; as yet; as it has been
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
business; errand; nature of one's business
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
feudal retainer or warrior
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
visibly; openly; publicly