by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
in deep black; in jet black
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to have a talk; to tell a story
long ago; already; a long time ago
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to comfort; to console; to amuse
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
senior high school; high school
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
contrived; false-sounding
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)