(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
crying face; face of a person who is crying
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)
estimate (of costs); budget
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
application; request; petition
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
president (of a society); chairman
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
grandfather; male senior-citizen
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
right under; directly below; right beneath
to change (one's clothes)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
place of residence; dwelling place
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
first meeting; first interview with
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task