grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
in good health; alive and well; going strong
considerably; greatly; a lot
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
for your information; I'm telling you
behaviour; behavior; conduct
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
remains; corpse; (dead) body
testimony; (verbal) evidence
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to say; to be pleased to say
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to shade an account; to add something extra
reduction by half; halving
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
notebook; memorandum; commonplace book
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing