older brother; elder brother
society; the world; the times
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
troublesome; annoying; complicated
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
economical; efficient; lean; compact
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to save; to leave over; to spare
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
tool; implement; means; furniture