(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
if it is the case that ...
to some extent; to a certain extent
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
stroller; buggy; pushchair
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
history; pedigree; lineage
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
perfect; complete; flawless
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
how; in what way; by what means
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
alternately; by turns; one after the other