to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
to use up all one's strength
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
camping; campground; making camp
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
front entrance; front door
very interesting; of great interest
interior design; interior; upholstery
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now