grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
how many people; a number of people
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
these guys; these fellows
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
participation; joining; entry; adherence
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to concern; to be related
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
countermeasure; counter-measure
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
in the same manner as before; the same as always
electricity; (electric) light
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom