marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to like; to love; to be fond of
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
rather; better; instead; if anything
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
likability; favorability; popularity
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
is something that; is that which
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
property; fortune; means; assets
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable