time; season; period; phase; stage
number one; first; best; most; game; round
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to pass (of time); to elapse
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to begin some form of lifestyle
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
by myself; in person; by oneself
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
impossible; unlikely; improbable
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)