story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
use; utilization; utilisation; application
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
how; in what way; how about; questionable
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
is something that; is that which
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
that's the way it is; such is life
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained