one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
castle tower; keep; donjon
naturally; of course; understandably
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
creation; Creation (by God)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
mask; disguise; guise; mask
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
archeologist; archaeologist
genuine article; real thing; real deal
last century; previous century; ancient times; old times
beginning (of a century, etc.)
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
above the knee; on one's lap
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
just one person; only one
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)