return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
to be conspicuous; to stand out
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; female; feminine gender
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to give an impression; to make an impression
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
free time; time at leisure
form; shape; figure; visage
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
society; public; community; social studies
physical education; PE; gym (class)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
leisure time; idle moment
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
remarkable; striking; obvious
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
on the occasion of; at the time of
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days