retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
one's last writing; ceasing to write
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
it's not like; it isn't as if
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
beginning of the year; the oldest person
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
physical examination (given at conscription)
three; three years of age
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed