passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
support; backing; aid; assistance
clause; article; stipulations
many children; large family
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
very young; little; childish; immature
bygones; the past; past event
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
concession; conciliation; compromise
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
normalcy; normality; normal
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
to own; to receive; to understand
to state; to express; to mention
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
take it from me; trust me, I'm talking from experience; word to the wise
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
genuine article; real thing; real deal