to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
professional killer; hit man
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
story; tale; talk; discussion
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
all present; all concerned; all of us
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)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
either way; in any case; one way or another
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
losing the means of livelihood
adds force or indicates command
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after