grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
... years old; age (of) ...
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
area; region; district; locality
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
summer festival; summer matsuri
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
the other day; lately; recently
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
postwar period; period after Second World War
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to care for someone; to look after someone
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
redoing; doing over again
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire