suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
maneuvering ground; manoeuvring ground
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
one example of (when there are more examples)
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
old friend; familiar face
authority; power; function
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
sick person; patient; invalid
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
ignorant of the ways of the world
the world in general; society; convention
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to lead a life; to live a life
leaving everything up to someone else
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
closely-guarded secret; top secret
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)