to become decrepit and ugly with age
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
literally; to the letter; literal
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
insatiable; untiring; persistent
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to mistake (A for B); to misread
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
unique; peculiar; singular
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
you could say; you might say; verging on the
personality; style; appearance
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
to live through; to survive
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
to feel dizzy; to feel faint; to spin; to revolve; to twirl
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
freckle; lentigo; ephelis; (arch.) buckwheat chaff
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless