grandfather; male senior-citizen
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to need; to demand; to take; to require
condition; state (of health); appearance
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
serious; severe; grave; acute
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
president (of a society); chairman
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
housing district; residential district
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
single-storied house; single-storied building
wooden house; frame house (building)
semi-European-style house; type of Japanese house incorporating Western elements that was made popular in the 1920s and 1930s
crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom
kumquat (Fortunella spp.); cumquat
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
head; lead; vanguard; first
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue