old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
January; first month of the lunar calendar
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
eagle (Accipitridae family)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
cross; crossed; cruciform
armband; arm band; brassard
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
bon voyage!; have a nice trip!
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to be muddy; to be slushy
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)