crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to grow up; to become an adult
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
that is to say; so that means
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to apologize; to apologise
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
just a minute; small quantity
(not) even once; (not) ever
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
income; receipts; revenue
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
stilts (for walking); hobby horse
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
arrest; apprehension; capture
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
reward; honorarium; remuneration
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance