retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to need; to demand; to take; to require
no!; no no!; no, not at all
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
strategist; tactician; schemer
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
(another person's) nephew
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
even if not; even without
to be fated; to be linked by fate
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
young person; youth; young
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
many; numerous; various; large number of
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
bringing; taking; carrying
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage
to be erected; to be built
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
people; citizens; subjects; folk
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet