the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
memories; recollections; reminiscence
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
instead; but (on the other hand)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
particularly; only; in the case of
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
danger; peril; hazard; risk
care; precaution; guarding; caution
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
missing person; wanted person
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
breathily (while talking)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard