old age; old person; the old; the aged
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
time; season; period; phase; stage
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
it seems so; that's what it looks like
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
stealthily; secretly; in secret
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
bento; Japanese box lunch
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
loveable; very likeable; like very much
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
last night; yesterday evening
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to get out of bed; to show a leg
chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
one's husband; one's wife
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established