first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
a few years ago; some years back
not caring; not giving a damn
independence; self-reliance
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
boastful speech; bragging
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
talk; story; conversation
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
countermeasure; counter-measure
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to agree on; to agree about
grandfather; male senior-citizen
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved