grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
maintenance; preservation; improvement
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
outsider; someone outside of a group
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
sympathy; compassion; pity
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
military service; conscription
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
next term; next period; next version; next release
(present) head of a family
to be talked about behind one's back
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
notice; notification; report; posting
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
band of robbers; gang of thieves
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
military personnel; soldier
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view