immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
at your own discretion; as you see fit
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
old or veteran army general
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
allegiance; obedience; submission
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
function; facility; faculty; feature
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
power; authority; influence
natural virtue; personal virtue
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
what sort of; what kind of; what way
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully