serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to become hoarse; to become husky
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
after a long time; for the first time in a while
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
suffix for familiar person
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
for example; for instance; e.g.
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
age range; age-group; age bracket
... years old; age (of) ...
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
small car dealership; auto repair shop selling cars; wheelwright; cartwright; rickshawman; rickshaw station