old body; aged person; elderly person
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
honorific/polite/humble prefix
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
senility; dotage; decrepitude
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
to move forward; to move on
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to speak; to say; to vocalize
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
look of death; shadow of death
to examine; to check; to inspect
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes