old age; old person; the old; the aged
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
history of; experience of
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
control; management (e.g. of a business)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
after that; afterwards; thereafter
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to find out; to discover; to locate
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
pushing (propelling) (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
to boil strongly; to be excited
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal