pregnancy; conception; gestation
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to spread; to be propagated
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
marriage proposal; courtship
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to drink up; to drain (cup)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
very interesting; of great interest
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to be entwined; to be involved
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
since one was born; (in) all one's life