to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
adopting a married couple; married couple adopted into the family
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
death from disease; death from illness
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
taking turns on duty; being on duty at a daimyo's residence in Edo or Osaka
to order; to command; to appoint
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to comfort; to console; to amuse
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to become desperate; to give in to despair
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
name; given name; first name
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
looks (esp. of a woman); features; facial appearance; facial beauty
older sister; elder sister
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
in that manner; like that