youth; minor; young people
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
malicious; deliberately mean
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
sham marriage; fake marriage
heir; inheritor; successor
mentally strong; strong-willed
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
now that you say that; now that you mention it
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
plump; chubby; voluptuous
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
finger flick to the forehead
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear