elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
(some) more; even more; longer; further
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
(not) even once; (not) ever
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
supreme command; direction over all
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
annual (plant); first-year student
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
survival; survivor; relic
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria