dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
prime of one's working life
playful age; heyday of youth
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
on the occasion of; at the time of
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)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
older brother; elder brother
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
dispute; argument; contention
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to read the situation; to sense the mood
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends