kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
chanko; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
pregnancy; conception; gestation
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance
to continue to do; to persist in doing
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
corporation; corporate body; company; legal entity; legal person; juridical person
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
root; source; origin; cause
meaning; called; named; that says; that
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
public hall; community center; community centre
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom