appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
after the end (of something); post-
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
planning; project; plan; design
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
slightly early; just before
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
tips of one's hair; hair ends
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with