to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
end; close; finish; termination
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
marriage ceremony; wedding
oak; orc (fictional humanoid creature); ork
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
gifted education; special education for gifted children
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
much less; to say nothing of
to fulfill one's responsibilities
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
social withdrawal (in schizophrenia); autosynnoia; social isolation; autism
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
crash; smash; crunch; bang
like this; in this way; as you see
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
late at night; at a late hour
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)