feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
guardian; mentor; protector
to establish; to formulate
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
still; even now; to this day
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged
back (of a chair); backrest
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
increase in amount; increase in quantity; increase in volume
European pear (Pyrus communis); common pear
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
ugly woman; unattractive woman; (arch.) female demon
malicious; deliberately mean
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
bed bath; sponge bath; blanket bath; toilet
ending up right back where one started
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
natural voice (without a microphone)
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family