past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
two persons; two people; pair; couple
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
body; physique; build; stature
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt (in Chinese mythology)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to turn against; to become an enemy
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
war; fighting; fierce competition
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)