silver; senior citizen; pensioner
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
aojiru; vegetable juice drink made from green leafy vegetables
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
all you have to do is; just; that's all
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
having experienced (something); having had the experience (of)
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to soak; to steep; to macerate
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
crescent moon; young moon
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
place of residence; dwelling place
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to give permission to marry
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
cash bonus; reward; bounty
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
being the runner-up; finishing second
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
monetary; financial; pecuniary
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
subject; national; citizen