to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
single-storied house; single-storied building
solitude; loneliness; isolation
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
gray or silver haired (grey)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
tapestry; wall hanging; banner
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
maintenance; preservation; improvement
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
the other day; a few days ago
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)