siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
arm; skill; efforts; ability
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to keep (a student) back (to repeat a grade)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
shop; small store; business; firm
(period of) a year; during an era
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)