respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
technique; art; skill; move
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
evil spirit (that can possess people)
to attempt; to test; to try out
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
several years; a few years
after that; afterwards; thereafter
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all