(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
everything; anything; nothing
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
short pause; short interval
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
one's possessions; ownership
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
alternately; by turns; one after the other
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
otherwise; or else; if not
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
just one person; only one
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)