not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
former (incumbent); predecessor
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
beyond that point; after that
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
solitude; loneliness; isolation
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
maintaining the status quo
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
don't worry; no worries; never mind