to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
school; school building; schoolhouse
military cadet; officer cadet
grandfather; male senior-citizen
Chinese smoked and salted ham
to be extremely tall (of stature); to tower; to loom
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
old body; aged person; elderly person
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
half-hearted; overly optimistic; naive; inexperienced; immature; green
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
decline; fall; decay; withering
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
girl; lass; young thing; chick
to get strong; to gain strength
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
impression given by a painting or image
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
since one was born; (in) all one's life
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
weak constitution; ill health
approval; acceptance; toleration
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
society; company; the public; the world
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost