fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
moving tale; impressive tale
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to be smeared; to be covered
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
how many years; how long; what year
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
doing as one is told; yes-man
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
summertime; summer season
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
discipline; training; teaching manners
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
cardboard box for mandarin oranges
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to fight; to exchange blows
second marriage; remarriage
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding