year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
first shrine visit of New Year
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
in this way; thus; such; uh...
no, not like that (but like this)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
how; in what way; how about
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)