woman; female; feminine gender
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
companion; partner; spouse
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
aging society; ageing society
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
don't you think?; indicates question
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
sense of values; values; value system
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
future (usually near); prospects
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
time; hour; period; class
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp