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)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to have a talk; to tell a story
honorific/polite/humble prefix
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
tail (animal); tail end; tip
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
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)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
and yet; though; when; in spite of
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health