marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
correspondence; exchange of letters
revealing talk; insider talk; inside story
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
derailment; digression; deviation
beyond that point; after that
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to sniff out; to get wind of
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
cannot be helped; unavoidable
about this time; about now
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
supreme; greatest; highest; best
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
curse; spell; malediction
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
private letter; personal letter; private message; secret correspondence; confidential report
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
internal conditions; true state of affairs