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)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
question; inquiry; enquiry
one's next three neighbors; one's next three neighbours
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
memory; sense; experience
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)