to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
(another's) daughter; young lady
with a friendly grin; smilingly
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to become hoarse; to become husky
have a good day; take care; see you
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to ascend; to go up; to climb
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
prayer for success in an entrance exam
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to be transparent; to show through
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything