greeting;  a fine thing to say
 happy;  glad;  pleased;  joyful;  delightful;  gratifying
 Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink)
 wife;  your wife;  his wife;  married lady;  madam
 to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
 wife;  bride;  (one's) daughter-in-law
 by the way;  incidentally;  sometimes;  occasionally;  precisely (at that time);  exactly
 senior high school;  high school
 clamour;  clamor;  uproar;  tumult;  furore;  furor
 near;  neighbourhood;  nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year");  close to;  shortly;  soon
 bad (taste);  unpalatable;  poor;  unskillful;  ugly;  unattractive
 just because;  even if;  even though
 horizontal (as opposed to vertical);  lying down;  side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back);  width;  side (of a box, etc.);  beside
 date (with someone);  (social) outing (for two);  date night;  date (day)
 in front (of);  before (e.g. a building);  before;  earlier;  (the) front;  frontal part;  forward
 expresses a firm view or feeling;  please ...;  would you ...
 character (of a person);  personality;  disposition;  characteristics;  nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
 to resemble;  to look like;  to be like;  to be alike;  to be similar;  to take after
 to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.);  to be comprehended;  to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.);  to express to each other (e.g. intentions);  to communicate with each other
 not less than;  ... and over;  beyond (e.g. one's expectations);  above;  above-mentioned;  aforementioned
 long;  drawn-out;  very long
 just like that;  in the twinkling of an eye;  in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
 three;  three years of age
 to hang;  to suspend;  to lower;  to reduce;  to demote;  to move back
 March;  third month of the lunar calendar
 academic year;  school year;  year in school;  grade in school
 piece;  fragment;  one (object)
 below;  down;  bottom;  beneath;  underneath;  just after;  right after
 rounding (fractions);  rounding half up
 necessary;  needed;  essential;  necessity;  need;  requirement
 aah!;  ooh!;  oh no!;  oh boy!
 to unite;  to join;  to do together;  to confuse with
 regrettable;  vexing;  upsetting;  unthinkable;  wholly unexpected