retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
palatial residence; stately mansion
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
living alone; solitude; solitary life
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
steady; firm; solid; secure
aging society; ageing society
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
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)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
very; much; greatly; a lot of
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
all; entire; whole; altogether
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
body; body blow (in boxing)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
older sister; lass; young lady
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
really; truly; indeed; good grief
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
what do you want?; can I help you?
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
my husband; one's family; family member