eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
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...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
settlement; solution; resolution
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
grandfather; male senior-citizen
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
formal; official; ceremonious
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
finding employment; getting a job
(company's) main financing bank; principal bank
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
inheritance; succession to property
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
observation; survey; watching