dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
within the year; before the year is out
to stare back at; to look back at
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
daimyo in the Warring States period
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
unexpectedly; surprisingly
(one's) ex-wife; (one's) former wife
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
parliamentarian; member of a congress
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
individual; one by one; separate; each
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
nice; good; well-executed