granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
periodic inspection; regular inspection
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
proud; having a prominent nose
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
guardian; protector; patron; parent
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
rather; better; instead; if anything
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to laugh away; to laugh off
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to move (house); to change residence
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen