life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
8000; eight thousand; many
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
dilettante; lecher; nymphomaniac
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
addition; adding; supplement
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
hollow at nape of the neck; (arch.) toddler's shaved hairstyle leaving a small portion at the nape (esp. Edo period)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
ferry landing; point of departure or arrival for ferries
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision