to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
beauty regimen; beauty treatment; cosmetic technique
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
have a pain in one's chest
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later