previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
preference; priority; precedence
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
person concerned; interested party; related party
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
interference; intervention; meddling
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
failure; mistake; blunder
it's been a long time; long time no see
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income