older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
will not do; do not; does not
such ... as; or some such
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
honorific/polite/humble prefix
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
hard fight; difficult struggle
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
don't you think?; indicates question
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
decision; determination; resolution
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result