to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
secret information; intelligence
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to go along; to walk along; to follow
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
breath; breathing; tone; mood
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
plural; multiple; several
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
strong pressure; heavy pressure
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach