nasal plug; wedge (in tusk mortise-and-tenon joint); wooden pin driven through tenon to hold it in place
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
sympathy; compassion; pity
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
older brother; elder brother
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
no!; no no!; no, not at all
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
how; in what way; circumstances
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
retirement (from the world); seclusion
intelligence gathering; information gathering
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
future; possible; potential; prospective
room for growth; potential; promise
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood