to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
this is why; this means; it is the case that
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
articles; supplies; parts
wholesale company; wholesaler
long ago; already; a long time ago
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
family happiness; household harmony
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
love or affection for one's parents
don't worry; there's no need to worry
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
desperately; for one's dear life
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key