bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
birth date; date of birth; DOB
year of one's birth; one's birth year
family registry (of the district; Edo period); population registry; records of an Edo period census
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
every year; yearly; annually
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
leading person; foremost figure
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
future (usually near); prospects
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical