younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
omitted character; omitted letter
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
program (e.g. TV); programme
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
losing weight; slimming; lean person
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
the same; the said; likewise
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to concern; to be related