this and that; such and such
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to be amused or interested in; to show amusement (for)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
brushmaker (calligraphy); brush seller
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
next morning; following morning
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
complete collapse; (something) going to pieces (breaking up beyond repair)
fluke; chance; unexpected event; lucky shot (e.g. in billiards)
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
job; work; duties; trade; skill
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
no matter what it is; in every case
to call again; to call (someone) back
spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope