counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
such; like that; that sort of; very
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
study; library; den; home office; reading room
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
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)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
good feeling; feeling good
breathing of a sleeping person
future (usually near); prospects
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
how long; how far; how much
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow