the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
then; and (then); in that case; if so
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
accompanied by a man; accompanied by men
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
since when; from when; how long
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
the other day; a few days ago
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
woman; female; feminine gender
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse