fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
control; management (e.g. of a business)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
prohibition; inhibition; ban
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
front shrine; hall of worship
door; gate; opening; title page
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
grandfather; male senior-citizen
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
breathily (while talking)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive