pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
as you see; as you can see
rosary; string of prayer beads
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
don't worry; no worries; never mind
cheap article; poor quality article
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
in succession; one by one
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
final third of a two-hour period
match; game; bout; contest
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
grandfather; male senior-citizen
all-night vigil over a body; wake
morning training (e.g. before school)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
matter causing distress; something causing worry
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to entrust; to leave to a person
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
now that; since; so long as; because
mixture of boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup