hook (high point of a song); chorus
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
grandfather; male senior-citizen
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
called; known as; that; to say
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
way; method; means; resource; course
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
postman; mailman; mail carrier; letter carrier; postie
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
restlessly; in continuous motion
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
tickling; restlessly; hurriedly; kitchy-koo; goochie-goo
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
while; during; performed in this condition
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout