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
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
future (usually near); prospects
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
leading person; foremost figure
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
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
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
every year; yearly; annually
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
family registry (of the district; Edo period); population registry; records of an Edo period census
year of one's birth; one's birth year
birth date; date of birth; DOB
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
perfect; complete; flawless
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper