housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
the way one waits on customers; service attitude
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to look down on; to condescend
common people; ordinary people; masses
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
memories; recollections; reminiscence
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to have an eye on; to zero in on
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
main street; avenue; boulevard
along; parallel to; in accordance with
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
princess; daughter of a nobleman
just because; even if; even though
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into