first meeting; first interview with
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
such; like that; in that way
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to make a success in life
myself; yourself; I; me; you
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
there is nothing; having nothing
pride; boast; credit (to)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
future prospects; promise
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to pass (of time); to elapse