area; region; district; locality
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
distant look; faraway look
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
few decades; many decades; several decades
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
after that; afterwards; thereafter
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
woman; female; feminine gender
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
... years old; age (of) ...
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
handcart; wheelbarrow; baby walker
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this