(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
prime of one's working life
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
stiff shoulders (usu. owing to age); frozen shoulder
operating gown; surgical suit
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
unmarried; not yet married
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
nature of one's business; business instinct
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
when it becomes; when it comes to