with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
joint struggle; common (united) front
devotion; attachment; infatuation
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
trouble; quarrel; dispute
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
since when; from when; how long
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
beyond that point; after that
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
ancestor; forefather; foremother
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about