in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to jar; to creak; to grate
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
close to the wall; alongside the wall
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
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)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale