to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
person around thirty years old (esp. a woman)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
rounding (off; a number); rounding half away from zero; rounding off (views); converging to a common opinion
person around forty years old (esp. a woman)
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
go on!; right!; here goes!
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
this world; this life; world of the living
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene