marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
bridal night; first night; first watch of the night
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
royalty and titled nobility
if it is (the case that ...)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
destination (one is heading towards); goal
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
trading company (esp. a Japanese outpost of a foreign firm); trading house; firm; factory
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
how long; how far; how much
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to run up to; to rush over
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
carnivore; carnivorous animal
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years