head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
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)
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
hello; good day; good afternoon
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to say no more; to sink into silence
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
that is to say; so that means
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
loveable; very likeable; like very much
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
pride; boast; credit (to)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
verbal message; word (from someone)
employer's house; master's house
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters