same-sex marriage; gay marriage
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
disapproval; disagreement
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
wedded life; married life
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
second marriage; remarriage
exemption; exoneration; discharge
limited time; limited-time offer
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
one's whole heart; everything one feels
delusion; trick of the imagination
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
quitting while one is ahead
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
without thinking of the consequences
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to comfort; to console; to amuse
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to take; to catch; to capture
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
not yet known; unknown; strange