older brother; elder brother
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...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
chair; stool; post; office; position
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
in the same way as; just like
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
anything and everything; just about everything
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
aggression; invasion; raid
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
meaning; significance; sense
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
already; now; no longer; not any more
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to accept; to receive; to agree
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than