approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
matter causing distress; something causing worry
elopement; running away with a lover
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
mid-year gift; summer gift
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
rich person; wealthy person
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
summer vacation; summer holiday
winter vacation; winter holidays
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
action before words; work before talk
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
thinly-sliced pork; chopped pork
Chinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat; pepper steak (US)
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
evening meal; dinner; supper
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
older brother and younger sister