grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
in case of; at that time; at this time
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
Everyone is safe (all right)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
scattered; separated; dispersed
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to grow taller (of people)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to make a success in life
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter