husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
Stefan; Stephan; Stephane
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
recently; lately; these days
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
rote learning; education that stresses memorization
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt