old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes