bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
difficult to ...; hard to ...
a long time ago; in those days
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
for example; for instance; e.g.
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
decrease; reduction; decline
major incident; major happening; big scandal
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
sin of having sexual relations with a woman (for a Buddhist priest)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
like this; this sort; this way
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
in case of; at that time; at this time
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
when it becomes; when it comes to
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen