duty; obligation; responsibility
together; at the same time; same; identical
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
if you think about it; come to think of it
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
height of; middle of; full bloom
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
another company; other company
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
competent; suitable; qualified
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
article; news story; report; account
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
man; male; masculine gender
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family