easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
since when; from when; how long
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
oracle; revelation; divine message
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
silence (not speaking); muteness
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to pile up; to accumulate
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
in one's own way or style
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)