to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
manners; behavior; behaviour
working adult; full-fledged member of society
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
eccentric; crank; oddball
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
pilgrimage (esp. to the Ise Grand Shrine)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
protecting a rice field; watching over a field; person who watches over a rice field
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to begin to appear; to begin to come in