standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
straight-laced person; stubborn person
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
the same generation; coeval
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
neighbourhood; neighborhood
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
highest-ranking blind court official; temple administrator; shrine administrator; administrator of a manor; (arch.) inspection; (arch.) inspector
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
just because; even if; even though
extensive knowledge; erudition
study; diligence; discount; reduction
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
hospitalization; hospitalisation
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
cantabile; in a smooth, singing manner
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction