reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to torment; to torture; to harass
good-for-nothing; worthless
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
decision; determination; resolution
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
biological younger sister
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
brother (usu. in names of films, companies, etc.)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
heir; inheritor; successor
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
human rights; civil liberties
bombshell announcement (statement)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble