old gentleman; elderly gentleman
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
supernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)
debt collector; bill collector
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
fate; destiny; predestination
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
the West; the Occident; Western countries
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)