various places; several sources
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
labor; labour; manpower; working force
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
home; household; family; hearth
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
long (time); protracted; prolonged
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
video camera; video camcorder
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
talking about memories; reminiscences
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
every month; each month; monthly
complimentary copy of a book
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
construction; establishment
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry