older brother; elder brother
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
number one; first; best; most; game; round
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
now; the present time; just now; another; more
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to face; to go towards; to head towards
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?