(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
it's been a long time; long time no see
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
health; healthy; sound; fit
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
genuine article; real thing; real deal
birthday party; birthday meet-up
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
ill will; malice; evil intent
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
good-for-nothing; worthless
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in