(n)whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States, Syn.Tetraneuris grandiflora, alpine sunflower, Hymenoxys grandiflora
(n)dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America, Syn.black moss, long moss, old man's beard, Tillandsia usneoides
(n)vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn, Syn.old man's beard, Clematis vitalba, traveller's joy
[愚公移山, yú gōng yí shān, ㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧˊ ㄕㄢ]the old man moves mountains (traditional folk tale); fig. nothing is impossible if you have the will#38023[Add to Longdo]
[塞翁失马 / 塞翁失馬, Sài wēng shī mǎ, ㄙㄞˋ ㄨㄥ ㄕ ㄇㄚˇ]The old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (成语 saw); fig. a blessing in disguise; It's an ill wind that blows no-one any good.#61572[Add to Longdo]
[塞翁失马安知非福 / 塞翁失馬安知非福, Sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú, ㄙㄞˋ ㄨㄥ ㄕ ㄇㄚˇ ㄢ ㄓ ㄈㄟ ㄈㄨˊ]The old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (成语 saw); fig. a blessing in disguise; It's an ill wind that blows no-one any good.[Add to Longdo]
[そふ(P);じじ;じい;おおじ;おじ;そぶ(ok), sofu (P); jiji ; jii ; ooji ; oji ; sobu (ok)](n, adj-no) (1) grandfather; (2) (おおじ only) (See 爺・1) old man; (3) (おおじ only) kyogen mask used for the role of an old man; (P)#4383[Add to Longdo]
[かぞえ, kazoe](n) (abbr) (See 数え年・かぞえどし) old manner of reckoning one's age, newborns being considered a year old, with everyone adding one year to their age at New Year's#7319[Add to Longdo]
[かぞえどし, kazoedoshi](n) old manner of reckoning one's age, newborns being considered a year old, with everyone adding one year to their age at New Year's[Add to Longdo]
[ところ;やろう;トコロ, tokoro ; yarou ; tokoro](n) (1) (uk) Dioscorea tokoro (species of wild yam); (2) (やろう only) old man living in the countryside[Add to Longdo]