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 give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
bedside; near one's pillow
fraudulent business of selling goods by claiming they will bring supernatural benefits
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
family-oriented; familial
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga); myoga ginger; mioga ginger
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
the treasure that is children; child
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
way of eating; how to eat
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
thin dipping sauce for tempura
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to become possible; to become able to (do)
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
very loose; slowly; leisurely
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained