only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
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)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
older brother; elder brother
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
arm; skill; efforts; ability
mourning band; mourning ribbon
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
moving about; stirring about
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
asphalt road; blacktop; tarmac road
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to be silent; to say nothing
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...