ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
several hundred; hundreds (of)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
how many years; how long; what year
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
on and after; from ... onward; since
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere