retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
class; heading; group; category
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
counter for generations; epoch
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
knob; handle; catch; patron
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
friendly relations; social relations; social life
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now