older brother; elder brother
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
mutually; reciprocally; together
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
though; notwithstanding; although
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
thorough discussion; careful consideration; rigorous investigation
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
a few years ago; some years back
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
writing down what one hears; account of what one hears
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
curiosity; inquisitiveness
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve