younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
house to house; door to door
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
it's been a long time; long time no see
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
railroad; railway; rail transport
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
in comparison to; rather than
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
right (to do something); authority; power
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet