past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
like this; this sort; this way
guess; conjecture; surmise
pointing out; identification
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
intimidation; threat; bluster
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
how; in what way; by what means
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
at the present time; as of now; at this time
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
place; situation; position; location
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
duty; obligation; responsibility
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
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
power; authority; jurisdiction