what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
the opposite sex; isomerism
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to arrive; to come to pass
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
death rate; mortality rate
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
to adhere firmly to one's principles; to keep one's chastity; to remain faithful to one's spouse
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
tendency; trend; inclination
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
royalty and titled nobility
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
that is to say; so that means
dignified; austere; imposing
is something that; is that which