orphan; person without friends
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate
difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
position; job; employment; opening
marriage proposal; marriage talks
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
to lose (a wife, child, etc.)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
input; (data) entry; typing
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
something or other; anything
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever