husband and wife; married couple
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
first meeting; first interview with
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
than; from; out of; except; but; more
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
string instrument; stringed instrument
live music or performance
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to gather; to collect; to assemble
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first