not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
sprouts; new shoots; young buds
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to give an impression; to make an impression
sons and daughters; children; girl
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
due form; official; formality
while; during (the time when)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
naturally; of course; understandably
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
to cut off (a relationship)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
birth; creation; formation
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding