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)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
man; male; masculine gender
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to say; to be called; to do
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
rest; break; recess; intermission
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
how; in what way; how about; questionable
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
reason; cause; history; origin
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
two persons; two people; pair; couple