medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
cool (of temperature); refreshing; clear (of sound, objects, etc.); bright; composed; calm (demeanour)
refinement; elegance; grace
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
in that manner; like that
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
appearance; figure; shape; form
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to half-rise to one's feet
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to grow taller (of people)
to grow up; to become an adult
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes