older brother; elder brother
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
cut; notch; end; conclusion
writing; composition; essay; sentence
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
in that way; like that; that way
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
environment; circumstance
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
very young; little; childish; immature
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
near oneself; close to one; familiar
connections; contacts; influence
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
hardships; privations; difficulties
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup