cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
fixed date; appointed day
wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend