why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
by myself; in person; by oneself
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(social) position; status
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have