sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
one house; the same house
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
boy; son; baby boy; young man
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
near oneself; close to one; familiar
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)