fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
tuck at the shoulder (of a child's clothes); shoulder tuck
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
had better ...; had better not ...
every month; each month; monthly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
5th day of the month; five days
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
travelling alone; solitary journey
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
someone who has come to say farewell; those who have come to say farewell; people at a send-off
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up