age difference; disparity in age; age gap
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to walk away; to saunter off
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
government office; public office
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
another time; some other time
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to employ; to hire; to charter
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.)
in order; in turn; one by one
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
counter seat; seat at the counter
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
stairs; stairway; staircase
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
one by one; one each; one at a time
to attempt; to test; to try out