to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
youngest brother; last disciple
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
to be noteworthy; to be worthy of attention
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
Cain and Abel (TV series)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
long hair (usu. of a man)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
crescent moon; young moon
proper; right; reasonable
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
partly open; in half bloom
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
ultimate; final; last; eventual
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
sentiment; sentimentality
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
speculation; thinking; meditation