woman; female; feminine gender
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
indicate reason; infers some protest
sense of values; values; value system
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
preference; priority; precedence
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
number one; first; best; most; game; round
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
don't worry about it; forget about it
for work; in a manner related to work
one's days and nights being reversed
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
pardon me for leaving (first)
nail technician; manicurist
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
business world; business circles; (the) industry
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
than; from; out of; except; but; more
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
business trip; official trip
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?