promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to iron; to do the ironing
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
guard; security (officer); guardsman
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
personal feelings; self-interest
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
wholesale arrest; round-up
to pass (of time); to elapse
boy; son; baby boy; young man
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
almost every day; almost daily
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
surname; family name; last name
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
support; backing; patronage