desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
fish that are called by different names as they grow larger
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to look young; to seem young
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
to be profitable; to yield a profit
society; public; community; social studies
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
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
perpetuation of one's descendants
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
after that; afterwards; thereafter
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
main question; real issue at hand
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
New Year's Eve; December 31
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk