grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
in the morning; during the morning
to be exhausted; to be worn out
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
wintertime; winter season
when it becomes; when it comes to
in swarms; in great crowds
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
(not so) much; (not) very
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character