married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
wedded life; married life
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
accumulation; accumulate; store
judgment; judgement; discernment
blood pledge; oath signed in blood
order of chivalry; chivalric order
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
loveable; very likeable; like very much
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to step back; to walk backwards
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
without sparing time for sleep
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions