rejuvenation; restoration of youth
calamity; disaster; accident
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
old couple; elderly couple
on hand; readily available
to entertain; to make welcome
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
snake; serpent; large snake
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all