year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
among these; between these; of these
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
one who knows little often repeats it