older brother; elder brother
how long; how much; to what extent
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
metre; meter; meter; gauge
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
telecommunications; correspondence
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
many; numerous; various; large number of
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
of no interest; not interested
to apologize; to apologise
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that