dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
original word; original language
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
weak point; unskillfulness
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to pick up; to find; to gather
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
husband and wife; married couple
maternity (motherhood); maternity (pregnancy); maternity dress
rest; break; recess; intermission
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
literal translation; direct translation
euphemism; euphemistic expression
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
weakening; emaciation; decline
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
determination; resolution
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks