mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
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)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
modular bath; prefabricated bath
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
aging society; ageing society
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
medical expenses; doctor's bill
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
murder; homicide; manslaughter
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
go that far; to that extent
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
bonsai; miniature potted plant
historical play; period drama
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
international competitiveness; global competitiveness