to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
society; the world; the times
graduate; alumnus; alumna
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
now that; since; so long as; because
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
relation; connection; relevance
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
support; backing; aid; assistance
supply; supplying; replenishment
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
derailment; digression; deviation
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to name; to call; to christen; to term
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable