老人はおもむろに口を開いた。
The old man slowly opened his mouth.
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Example sentences
An old man was reading a book on a park bench.
探偵は老人に変装して、容疑者のアパートを見張った。
The detective disguised himself as an old man and watched the suspect's apartment.
その老人は、鋭い眼光で私を見据えた。
The old man stared at me with a sharp look in his eyes.
彼は身寄りのない老人を長年支えてきた。
He has been supporting an elderly person with no relatives for many years.
あの偏屈な老人は誰とも話さない。
That eccentric old man speaks with no one.
あの老人は偏窟で、近所の人たちと滅多に口をきかない。
That old man is eccentric and rarely speaks with the neighbors.
かつての英雄も今は老人となり、まさに紅顔可憐だ。
The hero of the past has now become an old man; truly a case of the transience of youth.
老人たちが公園で囲碁を打ち、橘中之楽に耽っている。
The old men are playing Go in the park, lost in the pleasure of the game.
雨笠煙簑を身に纏い、老人は小舟を漕ぎ出した。
Wearing a straw hat and coat in the misty rain, the old man rowed out his small boat.
Usage Notes
A formal term for an elderly person. Often used in composite words like '老人ホーム' (nursing home).
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