tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to pass (of time); to elapse
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
common knowledge; well-known fact
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
marriage in which the couple live apart and occasionally visit each other
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
being adopted into the family of one's bride
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
how many years; how long; what year
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
day of month; counter for days
... years old; age (of) ...
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
marriage proposal; marriage talks
treating someone like a child