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eldest brother

1

to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on

1

foolish; stupid; silly

2

to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

3

(one's) figure; build; physique; style

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

2

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

4

leader; central personage

1

aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

2

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage

1

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

3

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

2

to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

3

day and night; around the clock; always; constantly

1

state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

17

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

3

shell

1

to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)

1

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

1

to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one

1

folding one's arms

3

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

4

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

1

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

2

with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

3

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

1

under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old

1

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

1

very young; little; childish; immature

2

young (animal)

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

2

to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

example; model

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

rubber ball

1

up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

1

to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about

3

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

4

body; physical system; (the) person

1

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

3

freely; right and left; as one pleases

1

twice

1

to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

1