spell; charm; incantation; magic word
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
recently; lately; these days
having no money; lack of money
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
ago; since; before; previous
to run about; to rush about
many; a lot; much; multitude
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
three; three years of age
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
demon of ill health; disease
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
losing shape (of clothing, etc.); losing form
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut