beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to gather; to collect; to assemble
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
Buddhist memorial service
father and mother; parents
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
clothing decorated with one's family crest
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
pledge made over sake cups; exchange of nuptial cups
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
as you see; as you can see
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)