living room (Western style); sitting room
instant noodles sold in soft plastic packaging
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
elementary school (in Japan; 1886-1941); primary school
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
bodily sensation; sense; experience
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
growth period; growing season
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
height (of body); stature