old couple; elderly couple
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
your husband; her husband
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
correction; revision; amendment
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life