grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
having said that; on the other hand
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
arrest; apprehension; capture
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
practice; practising; training; study
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
mediator; manager; caretaker
bungalow; one-story house
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to make a lasting impression
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
to have no chance (of succeeding)
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
longing for others; wanting company
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
wise saying; famous saying
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
oracle; revelation; divine message