100,000,000; one hundred million
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
cruelty; hard-heartedness
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
view of marriage; outlook on marriage; attitude towards marriage
younger scholar; future reference
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
having children; attempting to conceive
cushion; pillow; mattress
to do together; to share; to participate in
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
few decades; many decades; several decades
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
coexistence; living together
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
unmarried; not yet married
nonchalant air; unruffled air
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
Yggdrasil; The World Tree
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
important matter; matters of weight
to need; to call for; to require