mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
high-salt miso; salty miso
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
deep-fried horse mackerel
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
(for the) first time in one's life
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
ahead; before; the future
insolent fellow; rude fellow
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
mockery; derision; ridicule
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point