premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
all (there is); as long as there is
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)
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
to be softened; to calm down
main question; real issue at hand
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
covering; protection; backing; relief
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
second marriage; remarriage
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
after a long time; for the first time in a while
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to look around; to survey
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
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)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
inattention; absent-mindedness
to that degree; to that extent; that much