to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
very young; little; childish; immature
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to badger; to pester; to beg
practice; practising; training; study
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
older sister; elder sister
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
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)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
family; members of a family
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
charge-free; free of charge
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
letter; missive; note; mail
periodic; regular; routine
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab