one's later years; final years (in life)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
two adjoining rooms (connected by a sliding door)
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
keeping things tidy and in order
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
finger marks; dirt from the hands
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
check; restraint; oppression; repression
and yet; despite (all) that
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence