somewhere; in some respects; in some way
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be able to manage somehow or other
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)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
long time; long interval; for quite some time
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
long ago; a long time ago; already
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities