pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to leave this world; to die
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
be (that) as it may; having said that
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
gait; one's manner of walking; technique involving tripping the opponent
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
estate sale; estate liquidation
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
delusion; trick of the imagination
main force; chief object; mainline
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
newly compiled; newly edited
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
solving a problem swiftly and skillfully
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
tenement house; row house
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to live; to make a living; to get on with
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)