older sister; elder sister
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it is not (like that) either
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
rather; sooner; preferably
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
ancient soldier's hat; common soldier; rank and file (of a political party)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
in the same way as; just like
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
samurai; warrior; military family
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
when it becomes; when it comes to
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)