marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
that's the way it is; such is life
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to happen to have on hand or in stock
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
if you think about it; come to think of it
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
major incident; major happening; big scandal
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
freely; frankly; without reserve
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is