formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
drop of water; polka dots
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
reward; honorarium; remuneration
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason