loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person; non-disabled person
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to watch steadily; to stare
gossip; corner of the mouth
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
excited condition; excited state
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
both (people); the two of them
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
soon; shortly; before long
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
grandfather; male senior-citizen
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
large family; extended family