older brother; elder brother
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
one day; (on) a certain day
and; thereupon; because of that
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
this occasion; at this time; now
Japanese person; Japanese people
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust