younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
foster father; adoptive father
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
cerebral stroke; apoplexy
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to intend; to be sure that
head (of a university department); chairperson
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
at a young age; while still young
clinical research; clinical study
motility; mobility; maneuverability
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
preface; foreword; introduction
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
decoration; ornament; trimmings
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
moron; idiot; stupid person
sanity; consciousness; soberness