being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
senior high school student
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)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
conversely; on the contrary
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
study; research; investigation
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to talk (a person) down; to confute
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
neighboring prefectures; nearby prefectures
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
long-term hospitalization
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
rakugo story teller; comic story teller