so to speak; so to call it; as it were
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
breathing of a sleeping person
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
objectivity; objective; object (philosophical)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to run about; to rush about
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
comparatively; relatively
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
archipelago; chain of islands
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon