is it?; isn't it?; be; is
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to grow up; to become an adult
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
tone (of voice); manner of talking
sleepover; overnight stay
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
inheritance; something given or received
with these words; while saying
to turn towards; to point
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
very; extremely; excessively
meanwhile; in the meantime
preparation; arrangements
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
birthday party; birthday meet-up
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get