to say; to be pleased to say
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
father; dad; husband; you; he
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
gem; jewel; precious stone
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
annual (plant); first-year student
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
every single word and phrase; each and every word
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes