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)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
at least; at most; (even) just
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
to bring back; to restore
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
just because; even if; even though
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)