unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
ten-year-old; ten year old
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to try to do; to attempt to do
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull; roundabout
oracle; revelation; divine message
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
heart attack; to have a heart attack
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
curious; strange; unusual
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
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)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
old body; aged person; elderly person
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to badger; to pester; to beg
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity