old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
phantom; vision; illusion
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
object of avid desire; object of envy
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to watch steadily; to stare
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to pierce through; to break through
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
difficult to ...; hard to ...
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful