vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
big problem; major issue; big controversy
gardening; puttering around in the garden
the other day; lately; recently
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
pay; salary; to pay (off); to be profitable; heroin
laziness; indolence; misfeasance; nonfeasance; kausidya
online shopping; internet shopping
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
monetary unit; currency unit
settlement (of an account); liquidation of debts; payment
plural; multiple; plural (number)
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
credibility; trustworthiness
research institute; (research) laboratory
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
boastful speech; bragging
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit