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)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
now that; since; so long as; because
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
even though; despite; when
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
upper half of the body; upper body
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
looking pale; looking unwell
health management; health maintenance; health care
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
near oneself; close to one; familiar
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
convenient; handy; useful
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
something like ...; something called ...
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
sanitary-protection products (e.g. sanitary napkins, tampons); sanpro
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
look!; there!; here!; that is
public and private; official and personal; government and people
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to care for someone; to look after someone
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)