contest; comparison; competition
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
pension (esp. public servant's); (arch.) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
bowing out; retiring voluntarily
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
main purpose; primary objective
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
calm; composed; leisurely
Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); southern mountain
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
posterity; future life; life to come
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
interest (in something); enthusiasm
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever