slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
office romance; office love affair
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
genuine article; real thing; real deal
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!