older brother; elder brother
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
future (usually near); prospects
pessimism; disappointment
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to speak; to say; to vocalize
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
difficult to ...; hard to ...
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
direct descent; direct line
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
vocal sound; tone of voice
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
blood relationship; blood relative
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
death; mortality; to die; to pass away