to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
feeling of affinity; friendship
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to get slightly dirty (all over)