to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
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)
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
volunteer group; volunteer organization
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
around the world; throughout the world
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
then; well; so; well then
older sister; elder sister
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
world; society; people; the public
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness