he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
several people; a few people
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
because of; owing to; due to
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to recall; to remember; to recollect
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
two persons; two people; pair; couple
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
both (people); the two of them
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
meaning; significance; sense
suffix for familiar person
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)