matter of time; question of time
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
first meeting; first interview with
senior high school student
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to make merry; to be festive
address; address; email address; addressing (the ball)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
present (brought by a visitor); gift
hostess (in a hostess bar)
I appreciate your efforts
second; number two; runner-up
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
company president; manager; director
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply