to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
number one; first; best; most; game; round
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
great cause; moral law; justice
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
effective control (over territory); working control
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
how; in what way; how about