common people; ordinary people; masses
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
memories; recollections; reminiscence
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)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to have an eye on; to zero in on
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
along; parallel to; in accordance with
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
princess; daughter of a nobleman
just because; even if; even though
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
head; lead; vanguard; first
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)