well then ...; in that situation; in which case
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
water and ink; ink painting
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
grey moustache; white beard
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
this and that; one thing or another
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
such; like that; that sort of; very
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement