grandfather; male senior-citizen
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
my husband; one's family; family member
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
running water; flowing water; stream
rival; competitor; competition
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
finder (of lost property)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
several times; a few times
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; woman; -ass