older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
company; corporation; workplace
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
Kobayashi Ichizou (1873.1.3-1957.1.25)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
story; tale; talk; discussion
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
dwelling; house; residence; address
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
study; learning; tutorial
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
vitality; ability to earn a living
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home