to become brilliant; to become cheerful
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
way; course; the only way
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
outside the country; abroad
marriage proposal; courtship
to accept; to receive; to agree
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to ask; to enquire; to query
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because one is too old)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
sunlight; rays of the Sun
hateful; detestable; loathsome
private affairs; personal matter
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
at work; in the midst of work; working
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
one's home country; one's homeland
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
finally; in the end; on top of all that
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
confections; sweets; candy; cake