older sister; elder sister
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
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
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
absence; disregard; indifference
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
family; members of a family
affidavit; deposition; testimony
sign of remorse; indication of regret
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
in succession; one after another
danger; peril; hazard; risk
trivial; not amounting to much
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)