serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to pass (of time); to elapse
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made
(someone else's) child; child; kid
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
female friend; woman friend
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
last week; the week before
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
living thing; living creature; animal; life
question; inquiry; enquiry
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all