one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
future (usually near); prospects
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
noted product; local specialty
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
question; inquiry; enquiry
to pause; to have a short intermission
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
every place; various places
of no interest; not interested
surely; certainly; without doubt
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else