surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
news; word; tidings; omen
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
severe earthquake; violent tremor
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
unmarried; not yet married
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
(your) daughter; young woman
participation; joining; entry; adherence
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
woman; female; feminine gender
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to be relieved; to feel relieved
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)