older brother; elder brother
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
address; lodgings; accommodation
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to gather; to collect; to assemble
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
noisy; confused; uproarious
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
three generations; three periods; third generation
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
one's home; one's native province
while; during; while; although; all; both
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
how; in what way; how about
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
high steward; grand master
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement