grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
precarious situation; precarious state
inexpert or untrained eyes
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
in one's own way or style
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
perception; sensing; noticing
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
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)
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful