lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
writing on someone's behalf
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to rack one's brains without getting anywhere; to mull over endlessly; to be unable to make up one's mind
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
several years; a few years
half-sibling (with a different mother)
investigation; research; looking something up
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
Roka Tokutomi (1868.12.8-1927.9.18; novelist)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
to spare oneself; to spare oneself the trouble; (arch.) to nullify someone's efforts
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
graduate; alumnus; alumna