now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
hundred days; lengthy time
literal meaning (of a word, etc.)
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place
general term; generic name
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to shake off; to throw off
senility; dotage; decrepitude