to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
it is not (like that) either
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
resignation; acceptance; consolation
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to be badly made; to fail
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
badness; evilness; bad; evil
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
proposed solution; idea for a solution
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to think of; to come up with
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
reality; actuality; hard fact
to thrust before; to thrust at
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)