middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
place; situation; position; location
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to count on one's fingers
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage