filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
stealthily; secretly; in secret
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
hotel voucher; accommodation voucher
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
than; from; out of; except; but; more
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
how; in what way; how about
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset