grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
Niigata (city, prefecture)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin; to set about; to start
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
notice; notification; report; posting
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
such; like that; that sort of; very
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)