age difference; disparity in age; age gap
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
(appropriate for) one's age
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
squab; young pigeon; pigeon meat
another time; some other time
jellied dessert (e.g. yōkan); sweets with a high moisture content; fruit
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
incessant; uninterrupted; continuous
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; being stranded; grounding; level dyeing
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
former years; formerly; a few years ago
to take (all of) into consideration
returning to one's room (in a hospital; e.g. after surgery)
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
I love you too; (lit.) I would (now) not mind dying
to be elegant (usu. of a woman); to be graceful; to be refined; to become well-experienced; to mature
to break completely; to bring the house down
student union; student center; students' hall
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
gift; present; tip; bribe
in no hurry; nonessential (industry)
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer