keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
although I say; although one might say; although called
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
company president; manager; director
(your) daughter; young woman
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
three; three years of age
man marrying into wealth and power
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
consideration; taking into account
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
summer vacation; summer holiday
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
soccer club (at a school); football club
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
to be kind to; to treat kindly
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)