bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
transfer student; student changing schools
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
1,000,000; one million; million; many
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to attack; to assault; to assail
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
war; fighting; fierce competition
since one was born; (in) all one's life
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
(not) even once; (not) ever
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect