father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to speak; to hear a voice
sons and daughters; children; girl
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
and (also); both ... and; as well as
younger brother and sister
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
head; lead; vanguard; first
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
eldest sister; oldest sister
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
coexistence; living together
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
how; in what way; how about
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
gambling den; gambling house
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
long military service; having experienced many battles
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)