unfortunately; regrettably
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
insecticide; insect repellent
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
much less; to say nothing of
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
limited time; limited-time offer
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
fixed date; appointed day
one's house; one's home; one's family
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
greeting; a fine thing to say
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from