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)
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
just one person; only one
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
daytime television serial; soap opera
that's the way it is; such is life
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
marriage proposal; courtship