general idea; concept; notion
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to allow light to pass through; to shine light through
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
close; intimate; on good terms
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
family; members of a family
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
good feeling; feeling good
that is to say; so that means
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
until now; so far; up to the present
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(another's) daughter; young lady
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku