the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
all-out attack; general offensive
profitable plan; good plan
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
story; tale; talk; discussion
had better ...; had better not ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
(political) power; authority; influence
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to subsist; to keep on living
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to follow advice; to act upon advice
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
trial; judgement; judgment
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
demotion; relegation; downgrading
alteration; falsification; faking
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
in succession; one by one
to say; to tell; to state; to do
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart