(period of) a year; during an era
living by oneself; living alone
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
washing (somebody else's body); scrubbing each other
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be reminded of; to call to mind
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
way; method; means; resource; course
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life