older brother; elder brother
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
is something that; is that which
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...
again; once more; a second time
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to fight against; to oppose; to face
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)