last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
siblings; brothers and sisters
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to rebuild; to reconstruct
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
way of speaking; intimation
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
to move (house); to change residence
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
in the hospital; hospitalized
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
open every day of the year
cartoon-character costume
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
rather; better; instead; if anything
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off