siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
number one; first; best; most; game; round
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
in comparison to; rather than
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced