late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
number of times; frequency; count
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
good family; respectable family; decent family
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
sensual love; love affair
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
the best time for doing something is as soon as you've thought of it; there's no time like the present; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
corporate group; group businesses; group company; affiliated company
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
premature joy; short-lived elation
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception
consent; assent; approval; permission
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
quarrel; trouble; dispute
arrangement; pact; agreement
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules