grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
it's been a long time; long time no see
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to understand; to make out
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
how; in what way; how about; questionable
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
10,000,000,000; ten billion
national holiday; public holiday
Autumnal Equinox Day (national holiday; September 22, 23 or 24)
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
front entrance; front door
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
taking a commemorative photo
retainer; attendant; escort
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)