to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
(carved) statue; sculpture
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
thermal energy; heat energy
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to crouch; to squat; to cower
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
footwear; footgear; shoes
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
gray or silver haired (grey)
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
shouting in a thunderous voice
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
for the first time in one's life
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
building time; construction period
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
very great; enormous; serious
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off