cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
maid; helper; help; assistance
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
whatever brought that on?
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
shopping; purchased goods
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to become experienced (after many years of practice)