to talk; to chat; to chatter
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
talking while standing; standing around talking
to amuse oneself; to make merry
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
one by one; one each; one at a time
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
one's husband; one's wife
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
first generation; founder
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
secret; private; surreptitious
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
history; pedigree; lineage
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
tone (of voice); manner of talking
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
discipline; training; teaching manners
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?