hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
snake; serpent; large snake
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
occupation; calling; livelihood
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to have a talk; to tell a story
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
middle of the night; dead of night
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
feeling; sense; impression
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
eagle (Accipitridae family)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
way of talking; speaking style