to grow up; to become an adult
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
reinforcement; strengthening
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
playing doctor; playing doctor and patient
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
environment; surroundings; circumstances
main cause; primary factor
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
correction; revision; amendment
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
hiding one's embarrassment
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly