approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to be dead; to be lifeless
one's own child; one's own children
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to mistake (A for B); to misread
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
still; even now; to this day
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
footwear; footgear; shoes
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
personal combat; one-to-one fight
noisy; confused; uproarious
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
interference; meddling; butting in
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic