line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
platform; home; home base; home plate
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to rock; to shake; to swing
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
honorific/polite/humble prefix
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
good feeling; feeling good
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
in one's own way or style
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
here and there; everywhere
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
men and women of all ages
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly