to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
foreign; abroad; overseas
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
(someone else's) parents; both parents
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
little by little; bit by bit
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
evening; night; nighttime
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time