old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
book; volume; this; present; main; head
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
sound asleep; fast asleep; untidy; slovenly
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
several people; a few people
to discuss; to talk together
to rush over; to run up to
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
one's own child; one's own children
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
(one acting as a) foster parent
orphan; person without friends
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support