older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
southern part; the south (of a region)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication