to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
senility; dotage; decrepitude
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
team competition; team game
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to manage something successfully; to be successful
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
memory; sense; experience
jumping along in a squatting position; bunny-hopping
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
sunlight; rays of the Sun
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
-less; lacking; non-existing
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake