older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
what time; (lit.) which hour
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
5th day of the month; five days
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
this family; our family; this house; we
to serve; to work for; to attend
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
retainer; vassal; follower
reason; cause; history; origin
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
temporary stay of a daimyo with his retainers and vassals in the Edo domain, under the Sankin-kōtai system during the Edo period
one's home; one's native province
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected