parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
the opposite sex; isomerism
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to tumble down; to roll down
to stop walking; to pause
testimony; (verbal) evidence
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to concern; to be related
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
intelligence gathering; information gathering
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
very likely; very probable
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
personal; individual; private
de facto husband; common-law husband
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)