reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
lately; recently; nowadays
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
now that; since; so long as; because
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to rain incessantly; to downpour
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
public hall; community center; community centre
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
hostility; animosity; enmity
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown