training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
severe; strict; tough; hard
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
upper half of the body; upper body
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
(your) judgment; discernment
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
sons and daughters; children; girl
one's post; place of work; workplace
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
close; intimate; on good terms
to become completely chilled
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to