unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
study; diligence; discount; reduction
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
witnessing; observing; sighting
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
proper; right; reasonable
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
good prospects; full of hope; promising