grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
eternal; unlimited; endless
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
invisibly; secretly; privately
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
in accordance with; according to
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to be smeared; to be covered
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
entreaty; appeal; petition
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
scattered here and there; at intervals
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
curse; spell; malediction
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
diagnosis; medical examination