simply; merely; only; solely
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
loveable; very likeable; like very much
birth; creation; formation
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
school building; schoolhouse
retainer; attendant; escort
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
to have sexual intercourse
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
question; inquiry; enquiry
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
exclusive; attached to; specialist
holding on to; sticking to
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
your husband; her husband
two times; twice; two degrees
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
national holiday; public holiday
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")