sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
to keep a watchful eye on
treatment; service; handling; management
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
duty; obligation; responsibility
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to increase in value; to gain prestige
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
surrounding at a distance
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
this (very thing); this precisely
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private