dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to amuse oneself; to make merry
unique; peculiar; special
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
mental; spiritual; emotional
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
confections; sweets; candy; cake