so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(your) daughter; young woman
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
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)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
telephone booth; telephone box
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
by today; before the day is over
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
reopening; resumption; restarting
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise