astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
opportunely; conveniently; at the right time
with a thud (of something heavy)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to breathe while sleeping
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to get out of bed; to show a leg
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to smirk; to grin broadly
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
appearance; air; condition; state; form
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure