to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
thereupon; shortly thereafter
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
Western person; Westerner
information; making a report (to a superior)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
evening meal; dinner; supper
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
schoolgirl; female student
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
more than usual (usu. time)
youthful; young; young-looking
to speak; to say; to vocalize
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
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 take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
while; during; while; although; all; both
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
how many years; how long; what year
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate