remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
ten; 10; ten years of age
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
what do you want?; can I help you?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
man; male; masculine gender
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
close; intimate; on good terms
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
(together) with; -wide; including
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
at that time; in those days
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
by myself; in person; by oneself
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base