above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
two times; twice; two degrees
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
calamity; misfortune; disaster
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
heartstrings; koto string
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
just because; even if; even though
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
and then; and so; and; so then
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
very much; very many; more and more
interception (email); wiretap; bug
grandfather; male senior-citizen
master inventor; king of inventors (e.g. Edison)
great wealth; enormous fortune
... (years old) this year
... years old; age (of) ...
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
promenade; walk; path; trail; esplanade; mall
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into
cryopreservation; freeze-preservation
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
long ago; a long time ago; already
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only