one or two; a few; small number
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to follow another's example
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
perception; sensing; noticing
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
(personal) background check
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
complete; whole; perfect; safe