woman; female; feminine gender
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
suspicion (of others); jealousy
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
river; stream; River; the ... river
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
back and front; opposition in the heart
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
solitude; loneliness; isolation
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
(arch.) divining; (arch.) telling a fortune; (arch.) predicting; choosing; settling; fixing
father and mother; parents
different school (e.g. of ikebana)