one's younger days; when one was young
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
entreaty; supplication; petition
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
official copy of the family register
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
few decades; many decades; several decades
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
(family) relationship; connection
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
birth date; date of birth; DOB