ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
real intention; true motive; true meaning
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
all around; as far as the eye can see
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
(playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
harsh criticism; something worthless or of little value
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
temporary truce; ceasefire
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
patiently; with perseverance