formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
marriage proposal; marriage talks
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
contrast; antithesis; comparison
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
one's post; place of work; workplace
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
request; appeal; claim; purchase
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
entrance; admission; entering
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
(another's) daughter; young lady
schoolgirl; female student
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
(police) detective; criminal matter