environment; surroundings; circumstances
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
existence; being; presence
to be kind to; to treat kindly
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
future prospects; promise
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
had better ...; had better not ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sincere; honest; faithful
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
changing clothes; change of clothes
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
younger half-brother (by a different mother)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
else; in addition; besides
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style