to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
pregnancy; conception; gestation
during; for the duration of
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
very young; little; childish; immature
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
with a start; with a jump
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
how many people; a number of people
(no matter) who; everyone; anyone; nobody
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
in the morning; during the morning