grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
proximity of a monarch or lord
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
old bones; aged body; advanced age
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
person killed in action; the war dead
postwar period; period after Second World War
that is to say; so that means
footwear; footgear; shoes
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
nuisance; obstructive (person); troublesome (person)
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
every evening; every night
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
inability to discriminate; lack of judgment; being reckless; lack of regard for others
green grass; young (fresh) grass
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities