adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
future; possible; potential; prospective
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
professional job; profession
change of job; change of occupation; career change
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
finding employment; getting a job
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
agricultural land; farmland
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
your daughter; young woman
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on