pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to subsist; to keep on living
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
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)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
ardent; passionate; vehement
to hate each other; to hate mutually
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
probability; likelihood; chances
beyond this point; from now on; after this
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
great laughter; burst of laughter
stingy; cheap; very frugal
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout