formal marriage interview
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
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?
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
outsider; someone outside of a group
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
unspecified large number (of people)
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe