companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
although I say; although one might say; although called
ago; since; before; previous
final; eventual; ultimate
how; in what way; how about
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
ignorant of the ways of the world
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
city bank; metropolitan bank
government worker; public servant; civil servant
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
to subsist; to keep on living
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
site; point on a map; spot
future (usually near); prospects
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in