to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
carriage; movement (of the body)
to look forward to something
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
letter; missive; note; mail
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
general (variety) store (shop)
heir; inheritor; successor
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
periodic; regular; routine
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
two days later; day after next; next day but one
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
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
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
storehouse; warehouse; godown
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately