to grumble; to gripe; to complain
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
tendency; trend; inclination
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
lower half of the body; nether parts
sanction; approval; decision
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)