fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
period of time; time slot; time zone
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although I say; although one might say; although called
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to lie down; to throw oneself down
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to half-rise to one's feet
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
being startled; getting a shock
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side