approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
cream stew; chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
3rd day of the month; three days
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
slapping the opponent with the open hand
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
complete; whole; perfect; safe
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
tick (Acari spp.); mite; hoodlum; tough
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to think of; to come up with
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger