woman; female; feminine gender
some people; a few people; several people
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
(some) more; even more; longer; further
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
you could say; you might say; verging on the
court lady; lady-in-waiting
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
outsider; someone outside of a group
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
something; some kind of; for some reason
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
question; inquiry; enquiry
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
one by one; one at a time; in turn
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand