bringing; taking; carrying
to have troubles; to have concerns
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
pain of love; love troubles
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
marriageable age; chance of marriage
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
secondary; of secondary importance
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
married woman; another's wife
creche; day nursery; day-care center
nursery school; day care center; day nursery
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
one's post; place of work; workplace
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
(social) class; rank; grade
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
great person; eminent figure
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to collapse on the street (from illness, hunger, exhaustion, etc.); to fall down dead on the road
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
real machine (as opposed to a model or simulation); actual machine; actual device; real aeroplane; actual aircraft