nerve; nerves; sensitivity
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
(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
every year; yearly; annually
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
leading person; foremost figure
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
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
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