grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
distinctive; characteristic
personality; style; appearance
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
counter for choices, options, etc.
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
second; number two; runner-up
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
to become better; to improve
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
ten-year-old; ten year old
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
being bad at communication; being unsociable
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)
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to feel depressed; to be down
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
preliminary step; first step
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food