considerably; greatly; a lot
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to serve; to work for; to attend
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
time; hour; period; class
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
general; popular; common; typical
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)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular