wise younger brother; polite reference to another's younger brother, or to one's junior
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
main force; chief object; mainline
to loosen the reins; to let up on (someone)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
Tokugawa Yoshinao (1600-1650)
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
mobilization; mobilisation
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
private citizen; civilian
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
light green; yellowish-green
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf