almost every day; almost daily
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
embodiment; realization; materialization
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
one's own child; one's own children
love; attachment; lovesickness
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
annually; every year; year in year out; from year to year
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
annually; every year; year in and year out; from year to year
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
determination; resolution
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
companion; partner; spouse
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
and (also); both ... and; as well as
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
trouble; quarrel; dispute
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling