by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
as a child; when one was a child
height (of body); stature
grandfather; male senior-citizen
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
thickness; profundity; depth