wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
emphatic sentence-ending particle
to take revenge; to retaliate; to do over again; to redo; to start over
defense; defence; protection
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
modulation; change of key
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
being good at conversation; good talker; conversationalist
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
three generations; three periods; third generation
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
bereavement; separation by death; loss
a few years ago; some years back
sobering up; method of sobering up
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
longing for; burning desire
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
older half-sister (by a different mother)
subscriber; reader; admirer
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
to chase; to run after; to pursue
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
dresser; dressing table; vanity table
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up