inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
the other day; lately; recently
mother; motherboard; Mother (title of a senior nun); Mother Superior
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
with these words; while saying
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
in the following manner; as follows
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
lux (unit of illuminance)
Tell Me (The Rolling Stones song)
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)