forced laugh; forced smile
blood relationship; blood relative
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
go that far; to that extent
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
to hand over; to surrender
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(your) daughter; young woman
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
literally; to the letter; literal
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
should; must; -able; probably; likely