or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
siblings; brothers and sisters
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
breaking off an engagement
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
social life; social intercourse
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
woman; lady; adult female
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
sales promotion; hard selling
due form; official; formality
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that's the way it is; such is life
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
article; thing; object; property; real estate
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
just a minute; small quantity
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention