old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
old age; old person; the old; the aged
men and women of all ages
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
aging; wearing out; deterioration
old body; aged person; elderly person
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
old couple; elderly couple
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
member of shogun's council of elders
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
mature; becoming precocious
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
old or veteran army general
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
(Edo-period) chief minister
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
to become decrepit; to become senile
to become decrepit and ugly with age
decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
old men; elders; seniors; veterans
perpetual youth and longevity
experienced; seasoned; veteran
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
remaining years (of one's life)
making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backward like a shrimp (in kabuki, represents being overwhelmed by someone's power)
senility; dotage; decrepitude
aging process; ageing process
home for the aged; old people's home
Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age)
one's old bones; aged body
care for the aged; elderly care; aged care
fried prawns; fried shrimp
elderly or experienced farmer
venerable authority; elderly master
intensive-care old people's home
fermented Chinese alcoholic beverage (esp. Shaoxing wine); old alcohol
Respect-for-the-Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)
old housemaid; old female servant
Dioscorea tokoro (species of wild yam); old man living in the countryside
to grow old; to weaken with age; to become senile
kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus); kuruma shrimp; Japanese tiger prawn
the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death)
Presbyterian Church; Presbyterians
experienced; seasoned; veteran
progeria; premature senility
rehabilitation facility for the elderly
meeting to show respect for the aged
old people providing care for old people (parents, siblings, in-laws, etc.)
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
elderly Confucian scholar
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
premature aging; premature ageing
to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment
helmet with white hair coming out of the top, making the wearer look like an old person; kanji "old" radical at top
senile plaque; neuritic plaque; senile druse
to become decrepit; to become senile
Death comes to old and young alike; uncertainty of life
happy life partnership; living faithfully together till death; Venus's flower basket (Euplectella aspergillum)
be guided by your children when you are old
old bones; aged body; advanced age
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
sakura shrimp (Sergia lucens)
old sinner; elderly man-about-town; older person who enjoys free and easy lifestyle unfettered by social taboos
philosophy of Lao-tse and Chuang-tse; Taoism
once-powerful nation now in decline; great nation grown old
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis); sweet shrimp; northern pink prawn; red shrimp; Maine shrimp
nursing home; welfare facility for the elderly
savings for old age; retirement savings
overseas Chinese (esp. before 1978)
freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium spp., esp. the Oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense)
goldfish with a shrimp-like tail; head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)
one's old bones; aged body
infirmities of old age; young and old; all ages
grandmotherly solicitude for another's welfare; excessive solicitude
all terminals; winning hand consisting of only ones and nines as pungs or kongs plus a pair
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
shrimp-shaped taro variety
historical or legendary practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.
Yōrō Code (promulgated 757 CE)
terminals; suited tiles numbered 1 or 9
stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce
study hard while you are young; (lit.) boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder
study hard while you are young; (lit.) boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder
Gelaohui (secret Chinese society of the late Qing dynasty)
intensive-care old people's home
rehabilitation facility for the elderly
Chinese white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis); oriental shrimp; fleshy prawn
Yōrō Code (promulgated 757 CE)
boiled red prawn, shrimp, lobster, etc. (sometimes used as a New Year decoration)
repetitious harping of the elderly; oft-repeated tales by old folks; tedious and repetitive talk of old people; old man's rambling
(theatrical) role of old person
Calanthe discolor (species of orchid)
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; age-related farsightedness
study hard while you are young; (lit.) boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder
impoverished elderly; poor senior citizens
botan shrimp (Pandalus nipponensis)
discount pass for the elderly
boiled red prawn, shrimp, lobster, etc. (sometimes used as a New Year decoration)
shiba shrimp (prawn, Metapenaeus joyneri)
crayfish (esp. red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii)
trust the judgement of the experienced; (lit.) an old horse won't forget the way
problems of the elderly; problems of an aging society
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
precocious; precocious child
to become decrepit and ugly with age
old people providing care for old people (parents, siblings, in-laws, etc.)
Japanese belladonna (Scopolia japonica)
snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus); pistol prawn
tadpole shrimp (Triopsidae spp.); shield shrimp
man between 61 and 65 (ritsuryo system)
shelled shrimp (that have also had their heads removed)
shelled shrimp (that have also had their heads removed)
grandmotherly solicitude for another's welfare; excessive solicitude
Japanese lobster (Metanephrops japonicus)
gammaridean amphipod (any small, shrimp-like crustacean of suborder Gammaridea)
angular Solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum); scented Solomon's seal
blunt slipper lobster (species of shovel-nosed lobster, Scyllarides squammosus)
whiskered velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis barbata); red rice prawn
winning hand consisting only of terminal and honor tiles
Dioscorea tokoro (species of wild yam)
kangaroo shrimp (Glyphus marsupialis)
kangaroo shrimp (Glyphus marsupialis)
whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
Indian bait prawn (Palaemon pacificus)
trust the judgement of the experienced; (lit.) an old horse won't forget the way
northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis); sweet shrimp; northern pink prawn; red shrimp; Maine shrimp
being bent (with age); being stooped over
higher number; higher numbers
progeria (disease characterized by symptoms suggestive of premature aging)
kanji "old" radical at top
age resister; antioxidant
Japanese bondage torture (bound victim sits cross-legged with their arms tied behind them, and the rope is tightened until their ankles touch their neck)
birth, illness, old age and death
growing old together (as a married couple)
old people's talk; sociolect of the elderly
medical insurance for the elderly
cash gift from local government to the elderly (often on 77th and 88th birthdays)
work after retirement age; work to supplement an insufficient pension
old soldiers never die; they just fade away
old soldiers never die; they just fade away
all men are alike; all lives are alike; all men live and die; we all bleed the same; (lit.) a pike conger has one life, a shrimp does too
all men are alike; all lives are alike; all men live and die; we all bleed the same; (lit.) a pike conger has one life, a shrimp does too
historical practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.
preparation for retirement; preparation for old age
even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old
even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old
discount pass for the elderly
giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon); black tiger prawn
Japanese wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius); wine raspberry; wineberry
banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus); coral banded shrimp; banded boxer shrimp
Japanese spear lobster (Linuparus trigonus)
fan lobster (Ibacus spp., esp. the Japanese fan lobster, Ibacus ciliatus); sand crayfish
smooth fan lobster (Ibacus novemdentatus)
slipper lobster of genus Scyllarus (esp. species Scyllarus cultrifer)
Japanese glass shrimp (Pasiphaea japonica)
broad velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis lata); shiba shrimp (Metapenaeus joyneri)
spiny lebbeid (Lebbeus groenlandicus)
Hokkai shrimp (Pandalus latirostris)
Calanthe tricarinata (species of orchid)
Calanthe reflexa (species of orchid)
Chinese white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis); oriental shrimp; fleshy prawn
tora velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis acclivis)