wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
extensive reading; wide knowledge
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
bridal costume; wedding dress
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
formal marriage interview
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
older brother and younger sister
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
(not so) much; (not) very
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
than; from; out of; except; but; more