same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
older brother; elder brother
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
such; like that; in that way
of course; certainly; naturally
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be worried; to be troubled
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
don't you think?; indicates question
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
now; the present time; just now; another; more
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
long (time that has passed); old (story)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute