sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
shades of night; night scene
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to discuss; to talk together
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to turn completely into; to become completely
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
wedded life; married life
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to watch steadily; to stare
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
talk about divorce or separation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
pregnancy; conception; gestation
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
official announcement; proclamation
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)