the person in question; the person themselves; said person
ability; capability; skill
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
considerably; fairly; quite
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
at first; in the beginning; originally
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
incidentally; at the same time
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
too much; excessively; too
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
pomelo (Citrus maxima); shaddock
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area