wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
with no regard to appearances; not caring about how one looks
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
companion; partner; spouse
non-response; no response; no answer
to do over; to remake; to resume
directly; in person; firsthand
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
husband and wife; married couple
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
being adopted into the family of one's bride
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
mental derangement; madness; insanity
bamboo screen; rattan blind
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
hair dye; hair coloring; hair colouring
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
smoking area; smoking corner
(with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
woman who has divorced and moved back to her parents; moving back to one's parents after getting divorced; leaving and then returning (to a company, etc. one has previously left); leaving from and returning to the same port (of a ship)
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
important matter; matters of weight
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
socio-economics; social economy
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party