book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to concern; to be related
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
two persons; two people; pair; couple
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
due form; official; formality
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
man; male; masculine gender
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
charming; fascinating; attractive
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(your) daughter; young woman
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
narrow; thin (sized); slender