understanding person; supporter
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
two times; twice; two degrees
parting; separation; farewell
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
calamity; misfortune; disaster
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
heartstrings; koto string
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
just because; even if; even though
and then; and so; and; so then
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
very much; very many; more and more
interception (email); wiretap; bug
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
master inventor; king of inventors (e.g. Edison)
great wealth; enormous fortune
... (years old) this year
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
promenade; walk; path; trail; esplanade; mall
old gentleman; elderly gentleman