(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
way of talking; speaking style
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
deadly serious; deadly earnest
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
literally; to the letter; literal
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
polite; courteous; hospitable
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
effusiveness; gushing; shrillness
talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
for use of customers or guests
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway