white hair; grey hair; gray hair
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
when it comes to ...; as for ...
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
spread; span; expanse; extent
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
retrogression; regression
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
supporting role (actor); minor role
assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
carrying out one's original intention
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
something; some kind of; for some reason
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually