hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to pull one's hair back into a bun
gray or silver haired (grey)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
territory; autonomous region
monologue; soliloquy; German (language)
personal; individual; private
prime of one's working life
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
military service; conscription
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
while alive; during one's lifetime
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
firm; strong; solid; stable
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
pillar of fire; blazing column
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
(positive sentence end) I dare say; (negative sentence end) though, honestly
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
dispute; argument; contention
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming