immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
gray or silver haired (grey)
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
the spitting image of; identical
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
one's own child; one's own children
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
mental derangement; madness; insanity
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
as; because; with; due to
garbage day; rubbish collection day
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
body; body blow (in boxing)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
endless; boundless; everlasting
in the course of one's duties
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to knock down; to knock off
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
conferral of a posthumous rank
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
light; easy; non-serious; minor