grandfather; male senior-citizen
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
schoolgirl; female student
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
legendary; folkloric; traditional
weariness (from); fatigue; tiredness; exhaustion
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
seeing for the first time; first sight
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
none of your business; not your concern
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
to temper thoroughly; to train well
body; physique; build; stature
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
detuning (an engine, guitar, etc.)
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to become fraught with emotion
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
to loiter around; to wander about
to give a round of applause; to applaud
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)