older brother; elder brother
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
trembling with excitement
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
sorry to bother you, but ...
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
clanging; empty; deserted
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm