senility; dotage; decrepitude
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
admiration; being impressed (by)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
cares; ill feeling; reserve
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
the more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
occupation; calling; livelihood
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
good-quality; superior in quality
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to have one's name entered (in a list)
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.