older brother; elder brother
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
even though; despite; when
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to entertain; to make welcome
duty; obligation; responsibility
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
family; members of a family
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)