acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
cultivation; nurture; culture
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to increase; to add to; to augment
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
throughout the year; all the year round; always
regulation cap; school cap
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
grandfather; male senior-citizen
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
powdered coal; charcoal dust
to throw on the fire; to burn
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
form; shape; figure; visage
carving; engraving; chiselled features
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
wheat flour; flour made using wheat imported from America
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
eye mucus; eye discharge; sleep