out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be found; to be discovered
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
royal capital; imperial capital
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)