or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
reduction by half; halving
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
eagle (Accipitridae family)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
not limited to; not just ...
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
resignation; acceptance; consolation
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
retrogression; regression
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to grill again; to rehash
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
quick-witted; a flash of brilliance; great wisdom
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
nothing but; none other than
self-esteem; feeling of self-approval
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul