older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to face; to go towards; to head towards
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(period of) a year; during an era
to serve; to work for; to attend
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
time; hour; period; class
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
general; popular; common; typical
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
for example; for instance; e.g.
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
generation; the world; the age