retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
purlin (structural beam in a roof); purline; main building (of a manor); central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
... years old; age (of) ...
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to comfort; to console; to amuse
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
self-; from (a time or place)
design; idea; conception; plan
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length