some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
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 attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
by myself; in person; by oneself
and; thereupon; because of that
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to live; to make a living; to get on with
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
such; this sort of; like this
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to increase; to add to; to augment
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
clerk; office worker; office staff
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
even if not; even without
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
death penalty; capital punishment
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
that day; the very same day
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor