the same generation; coeval
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
impossible; unlikely; improbable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to beat time; to mark time
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
foundation stone; cornerstone
birth; creation; formation
to stop (plug) one's ears