bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
plump; chubby; voluptuous
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
woman; female; feminine gender
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
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)
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)