older brother; elder brother
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to be entwined; to be involved
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
tool; implement; means; furniture
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to fly around; to scatter
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke