the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
money-making; earning money
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
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)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
at that time; in those days
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
ago; since; before; previous
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
scientific name (of a species); binomial name; Latin name; academic reputation
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
the other day; a few days ago