marriage proposal; courtship
now; the present time; just now; another; more
main cause; primary factor
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
scene; sight; scenario; setting
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
educational institution; school; academy; campus
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
that; the matter in question
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
general; popular; common; typical
proper; right; reasonable
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)