it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
early on; earlier on; from early
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to walk around; to travel around
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to stop walking; to pause
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
relation; connection; affinity
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
trouble; bother; annoyance
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
to act (as); to hold an office; to play the part (of)
old housemaid; old female servant
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while