older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
study; pursuit of knowledge
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
steel; sword steel; sword
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
magic sword; cursed sword
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
ability; performance; efficiency
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to be too numerous; to be too much
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
personality; character; individuality; personhood