elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
dinner (esp. a formal one)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
nothing but; none other than
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
job hunting; job searching
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; woman; -ass
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
look!; there!; here!; that is
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to this extent; to this degree; this much
bathing; going in the bath
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility