older brother; elder brother
rather; better; instead; if anything
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
government soldier; officers and other ranks; officers and enlisted
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
in good health; alive and well; going strong
(within a) territory; domains
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
notice; attention; observation
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
impression; strong belief; conviction
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to keep secret; to conceal
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force