to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
book; volume; this; present; main; head
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
birds and wild animals; wildlife
caricature; cartoon; comics
100,000; hundred thousand
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to collect; to assemble; to gather
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
remaining years (of one's life)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life