whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
noisy; confused; uproarious
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
news; word; tidings; omen
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
feeling; sense; impression
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to fight to the bitter end
plain; plateau; tableland
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
don't you think?; indicates question
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress