across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
way of talking; speaking style
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
triangular bandage; sling; triangular kerchief; bandana; bandanna
young wife; young married woman
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
in high spirits; excited; energetic
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
surrounding at a distance
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
apartment wife (esp. one who spends a lot of time alone while her husband is at work)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
evil spirit; (vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
squad leader; group leader; team leader
finishing blow; coup de grâce
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
... years old; age (of) ...
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
ten-year-old; ten year old
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation