fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
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)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to be saved up (of money)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to say; to be called; to do
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
(another's) daughter; young lady
it's been a long time; long time no see
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
document; official papers
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
failing to practice what one preaches
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to accept; to receive; to agree
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
wounded person; injured person
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance