(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
on the way back; when about to go back
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
counter for birds or rabbits
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
complete; whole; perfect; safe
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
streetwalker; nightwalker; prostitute
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to complain about; to grumble about; to moan about; to bemoan
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
town-watches from the Edo period
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
as was expected; sure enough
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
usual; ordinary; normal; ordinarily; normally; usually
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
imperial influence; assimilation of new territory