to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
two (long cylindrical things)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to surround; to crowd around
stairs; stairway; staircase
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
old couple; elderly couple
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
acrobatics; risky undertaking
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
audience; spectator; spectators
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly