approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
note (letter) left behind; will
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
clothes; clothing; garments
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot