Kyūjitai form of 老人学

interest

a grandfather

holding, possession / wear, durability

continuative of 持つ

to hold, to carry something / to have, to possess / to hold up, to maintain

old person; elderly

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / selfishness / privacy, secrecy / (women's speech, obsolete) a brother-in-law

personal, private / secret