older brother; elder brother
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(not) even once; (not) ever
that; the matter in question
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
genuine article; real thing; real deal