mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
husband and wife; married couple
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
contraception; birth control
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
planned; scheduled; systematic
later on; eventually; afterwards
to have the privilege of doing
dawn; daybreak; beginning
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
(overnight) stay; lodging
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
virgin; innocent young woman
top spinning; playing with a spinning top
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy