rejuvenation; restoration of youth
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
birth; creation; formation
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
marriage proposal; courtship
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
men and women of all ages
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to repeat; to do something over again
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools