bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to triumph; to be elated with success
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
fine weather; fair weather
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to watch steadily; to stare
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
slightly early; just before
in comparison to; rather than
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to be worried; to be troubled
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged