old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
it's been a long time; long time no see
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
function; facility; faculty; feature
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
this occasion; at this time; now
trouble; bother; annoyance
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
aide; caregiver; carer; helper
barrier-free; planning or design to facilitate accessibility for the elderly and disabled
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to happen to meet; to come across
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says