grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
period of youth; while young
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
fear; dread; fright; willies
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to get slightly dirty (all over)
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
method of bringing up; method of raising
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
business discussion; negotiation
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
to be profitable; to yield a profit
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly