middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
the other day; lately; recently
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
(another's) daughter; young lady
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
break; pause; interruption; intermission
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
grandfather; male senior-citizen
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)