approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to fall in love (with); to love
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
possible; likely; probable
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
use; utilization; utilisation; application
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
last days; the end; one's fate
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
beyond that point; after that
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)