older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
etiquette; courtesy; manners
to amuse oneself; to make merry
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
person from the same province, town, village, etc.
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
several people; a few people
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
important person; strategic person; key figure
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
common people; ordinary people; masses
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to become famous; to gain fame
contract; compact; agreement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
price; cost; value; worth; value
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
great shame; great disgrace; harsh humiliation; deep embarrassment; unbearable loss of face
people; citizens; subjects; folk
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness