to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
time; season; period; phase; stage
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
this family; we; this house
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
in low spirits; dejected; sad
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
irritation; annoyance; frustration
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to apologize; to apologise
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
young master; son of a high-ranking person
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say