to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
tradition; legend; folklore
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
long military service; having experienced many battles
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
skill; dexterity; proficiency
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
senility; dotage; decrepitude
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
ancestor; forefather; foremother