old couple; elderly couple
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
father; dad; husband; you; he
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to leave something as it is
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
authority; power; influence
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
looking pale; looking unwell
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
capable of anything; liable to do
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
transactions; dealings; business
to look down on; to make light of
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
superiority; predominance
moving tale; impressive tale
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase