beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
and; thereupon; because of that
ward office; council (regional)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
maternity leave; paternity leave
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
honorific/polite/humble prefix
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
evening meal; dinner; supper
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
senior high school; high school
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit