the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
chestnut (horse coat color)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
feigned; pretending (not to know)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
light color; light colour
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
proposal; offer; request; application
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
follower; attendant; valet; servant
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
along the way; along the road
main attraction; special feature; big draw
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
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.)
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly