language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
when it becomes; when it comes to
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
much less; to say nothing of
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
of course; certainly; naturally
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
notice; attention; observation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
how much; how many; to what extent
proud; having a prominent nose
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
nothing but; except; no more than
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to