the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
family; relatives; dependents; household
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to be at a loss for words
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to be helpful; to be useful
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
marriage proposal; marriage talks
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
at once; immediately; right now
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
successive generations; successive emperors
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
that day; the very same day
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to run about; to rush about
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition