to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
enhancing national prestige; expanding national influence
number of births; number of babies born
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
hot topic; talk of the town
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
exclusive; attached to; specialist
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
line; queue; procession; matrix
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
starvation; famine; hunger
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
welcome!; nice to see you!
to sing; to chirp; to twitter