to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
after that; afterwards; thereafter
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
three times; thrice; third (interval)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
heir; inheritor; successor
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
marriage proposal; marriage talks
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
distant look; faraway look
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
society; the world; the times
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
that's the way it is; such is life
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
alone; by oneself; on one's own
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to sigh; to breathe a sigh