seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(husband and wife) earning a living together
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
after a long time; for the first time in a while
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
cooperation; collaboration
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
should; must; -able; probably; likely
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
not understanding; not knowing
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
self-consciousness; self-awareness
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
parting; separation; farewell
to repeat; to do something over again