ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
older brother; elder brother
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to spread; to be propagated
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
practical question (problem); practical matter
neighbouring house; neighboring house
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
as you see; as you can see
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to be free; to be available
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to fight; to exchange blows
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)