younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
few decades; many decades; several decades
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
that; the matter in question
to take over; to hand over
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
such; like that; that sort of; very
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
too much; excessively; too
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to show up; to appear; to turn up
in this way; thus; such; uh...