wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
crescent moon; young moon
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
calm; composed; cool; quiet
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
society; the world; the times
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
since when; from when; how long
to count on one's fingers
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to ask a question; to ask questions
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to need; to call for; to require
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
bowing (a string instrument)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect