generation; the world; the age
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
already; now; no longer; not any more
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
to be too numerous; to be too much
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to understand (each other); to comprehend