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)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
kitchen; financial situation
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to fall on one's backside
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to rebuke; to scold harshly
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
elder sister; effeminate man
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
great laughter; burst of laughter
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
rain and wind; driving rain
examination table (at a doctor's office)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to show one's affection; to express one's love
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount