to be preeminent; to be outstanding
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
older sister; elder sister
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
story; tale; talk; discussion
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
in the same way as; just like
left side; left-hand side
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
family; members of a family
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
stimulating; exciting; provocative
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder