appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to look around; to look towards (us)
a few years ago; some years back
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
originally; by nature; from the start
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
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
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
but; however; provided that
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; pleasure seeker; playful person
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say