grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
information technology; IT
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to refuse; to decline; to deny
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
open; spacious; extensive
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
widower; divorced man not remarried; (long-term) bachelor
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
I appreciate your efforts
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive