to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
stepping back; drawing back
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to speak; to hear a voice
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
distinction; differentiation; classification
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
way of talking; speaking style
opponent in a debate or argument
to talk (a person) down; to confute
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
both hands; both arms; ten
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
duff (golf); sclaff; hitting the ground behind the ball during a stroke; duff (e.g. plum)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
greeting; a fine thing to say
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well