approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
very young; little; childish; immature
bygones; the past; past event
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
concession; conciliation; compromise
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
to own; to receive; to understand
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
take it from me; I speak from experience; word to the wise
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
genuine article; real thing; real deal
alcoholism; alcohol addiction; enomania; alcohol poisoning; alcohol intoxication
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly