(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
feeling; sense; impression
alone; by oneself; on one's own
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
at least; at most; (even) just
name; given name; first name
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
one thin flat object; one sheet
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)