to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
government office; public office
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
second month of the lunar calendar
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
surname; family name; last name
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
consequence; result; conclusion
particularly; only; in the case of
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
festival merrymaking; revelry
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)