reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
pinky swear; pinky promise; linking little fingers to confirm a promise
next (day, morning, etc.); following
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
even if; even though; however; no matter how
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
virginity; maidenhood; maidenhead
sentiment; sentimentality
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
beyond imagination; unimaginable
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)