younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
primary school; elementary school; grade school
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
I see; that's right; indeed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
story; tale; talk; discussion
fee; charge; rate; material
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle