always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
farewell cup; farewell dinner
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
pension (esp. public servant's); (arch.) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
honest; upright; faithful; reliable
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
government service; the bureaucracy
infancy; childhood; tender age
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly