to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
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)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
to look down on; to make light of
overanxiety; needless worry
pose (in kabuki); posture
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
praise and censure; public criticisms
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
bride; one's daughter-in-law
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
(wearing) low over one's eyes
many; a lot; much; multitude
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
relative; relation; family tie
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
society; company; the public; the world
wandering; jobless; unemployed
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
modesty; humility; being humble
in advance; beforehand; previously