marriage ceremony; wedding
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
improvement of relations; rapprochement
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
strengthening of relations
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to join forces; to cooperate
information; experience; knowledge; observation
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
military authorities; army circles
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
simply put; putting it simply; in short
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to become red; to redden; to blush
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
sincere; earnest; serious
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to mix; to stir; to blend
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive