at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
... years old; age (of) ...
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
general; popular; common; typical
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
woman; female; feminine gender
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
now; the present time; just now; another; more
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
increase in the average age of marriage
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
person around thirty years old (esp. a woman)
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
so-and-so; who?; which people?
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
number one; first; best; most; game; round
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
this and that; one thing or another
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)