approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to shake; to waver; to tremble
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to make an appeal; to urge
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
miraculous (miracle-working) water
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
neighbourhood; neighborhood
powerless; helpless; incompetent
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
for dear life; barely escaping alive
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
question; inquiry; enquiry
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
carelessly; inattentively
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
cruelty; hard-heartedness