preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
long ago; a long time ago; already
old body; aged person; elderly person
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
essence; true nature; substance; reality
accurate; correct; precise; exact
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
cooperation; collaboration
lust killer; lust murderer
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
respect and affection; love and respect
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)