loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
image; figure; figure; form; image
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
apparent; obvious; very clear
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
secret; private; surreptitious
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
spirit; heart; disposition
to stick it out (until the end)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
looking depressed; long face
to happen to meet; to come across
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy