poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
personal attendant; valet; maid
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
very young; little; childish; immature
in one's own way or style
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
large build; large pattern
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
hard to reach place; remote place
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
first meeting; first interview with
even though; despite; when
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
rule; reign; peaceful times
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted