until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
woman; female; feminine gender
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
name; given name; first name
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
like; similar to; as with; in the same way