noun / ~の noun:

• grandfather
• old man ［おおじ］ ➜ 爺
• kyogen mask used for the role of an old man ［おおじ］

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to
• to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet
• to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit
• to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.) ➜ 年が寄る
• to grow (wrinkly) - in the form of しわが寄る
• to lean against; to recline on - also written as 倚る, 凭る
• to push one's opponent while holding their belt - Sumo term
• to decide on a price and come to a deal
• to be swayed by (a person); to yield to - archaism

noun:

• inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system) - archaism ➜ 判官【はんがん】
• (noh) old man ➜ 翁【おきな】
• white ash (of charcoal)

noun:

• windflower; anemone
• white-haired old man
• grey starling (gray) ➜ 椋鳥【むくどり】

noun:

• bad poem; my humble poem - polite language
• stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed
• stalling; having a relapse

adverb:

• how many?
• how old?

noun:

• grandmother - usu. お祖母さん ➜ 祖母さん
• old woman; female senior citizen - usu. お婆さん ➜ 婆さん

noun:

• (husked grains of) rice
• 88 years old ［よね］ - 米 is composed of 八十八

noun:

• lighthouse
• old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

numeric:

• one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); 0.0375 grams (one-hundredth of a monme)

noun:

• old monetary unit (0.001 yen)

noun:

• general; admiral
• head; chief; leader; boss; kingpin
• old chap; mate; boss; chief; man - familiar or jocular term for addressing a male - familiar language
• athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) ➜ 先鋒【せんぽう】

noun:

• grandmother - usu. 祖母さん ➜ お祖母さん
• old woman; female senior citizen - 婆さん ➜ お婆さん

noun:

• natural span of life
• 250 years old

noun:

• fermented Chinese alcoholic beverage (esp. Shaoxing wine) - ラオチュー is the Chinese name - From Chinese "laojiu" ➜ 紹興酒
• old alcohol ［ろうしゅ］

noun:

• grandmother - usu. お祖母様 - honorific language ➜ お祖母さん【おばあさん】
• old woman; female senior citizen - usu. お婆様 - honorific language ➜ お祖母さん【おばあさん】

numeric:

• one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); 3.75 milligrams (one-thousandth of a monme)

noun:

• old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)

noun:

• one's second son ➜ 次男【じなん】
• man between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo system) - archaism ➜ 少丁

noun:

• Dioscorea tokoro (species of wild yam)
• old man living in the countryside ［やろう］

noun:

• used item; secondhand item ➜ 御古

prefix noun:

• old; used; previous

noun:

• large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus) - four character idiom ➜ 撫子
• woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan

noun:

• elderly woman
• noh mask of an old woman

noun:

• octuplet ［八つ子］
• eight-year-old child

adjective:

• smelling of mold; musty; putrid
• old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed; worn-out ➜ 古臭い

noun:

• feudal warrior; samurai ［こぶし］
• old soldier; veteran; old hand

noun:

• dotage
• feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard