nod; inclination of the head
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
some people; a few people; several people
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
how many years; how long; what year
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
royal capital; imperial capital
how many people; a number of people
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
alone; by oneself; on one's own
of great promise; with a promising future
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
region; limits; stage; level
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to be needed; to be wanted
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to pass (of time); to elapse
fifth day of the month; five days
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use