(with a) start; fright; alarm
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
difficult to ...; hard to ...
tedious; boring; being fed up with
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to do together; to share; to participate in
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
each individual; each person
to play a leading role; to play a central part
that's a different matter; that's a different story
arbitrariness; self-will; whim
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
having consent (e.g. to do something); having (someone's) assent
never mind!; don't worry about it
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
still better; even better
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
if you think about it; come to think of it
beginning (of a century, etc.)
unique; peculiar; singular
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to happen to meet; to come across