to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
husband and wife; married couple
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to be pregnant; to be with child
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
participation; joining; entry; adherence
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy