wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to invite in; to show someone in
straight-laced person; stubborn person
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
hoarse voice; husky voice
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
living room (Western style); sitting room
eagle (Accipitridae family)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
ongoing; in progress; afoot
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
back street; back alley; off-street
to view the past with nostalgia
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
type of occupation; occupational category
temporary retirement; suspension from office
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
intimacy; affection; familiarity
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to throw at; to turn; to raise
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton