host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
hospitalization; hospitalisation
fishing stand; small portable stand that can be assembled quickly; stand used to transport people or things (Edo period)
critical condition; being on the verge of death
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
admiration; adoration; extolling
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
clearing one's throat; cough
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
to become better; to improve
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
inattention; absent-mindedness
many; a lot; much; multitude
door; gate; opening; title page
knitting; knitted material; crochet
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan