married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
laxative; purgative; evacuant
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
apparently; appears to be
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
handsome young man; Adonis
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
highball; whisky and soda
military authorities; army circles
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
February; second month of the lunar calendar
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
women's college; women's university
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
marriage proposal; marriage talks