first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to serve; to work for; to attend
to be born; to come into this world
company president; manager; director
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
older brother; elder brother
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to begin to walk; to set out
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
than; from; out of; except; but; more
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
two persons; two people; pair; couple
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
that day; the very same day
time; hour; period; class
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)