to be at a loss for words
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to begin some form of lifestyle
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
please; somehow or other; one way or another
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
drifting; drift; being adrift
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
request; appeal; claim; purchase
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
outsider; someone outside of a group
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
not caring; not giving a damn
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
government office; agency; board
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)