matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
nature; property; disposition
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
in the same way as; just like
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
society; public; community; social studies
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to seek happiness; to pursue happiness
excellent idea; great insight; clearsightedness; penetration; wisdom
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
long ago; already; a long time ago
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)