stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
preparation; arrangements
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
immediately; at once; instantly
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to have a reason; to have an excuse
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
society; the world; the times
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
one's best interests; one's own good
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict