marriage proposal; marriage talks
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
world; society; people; the public
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
gathering clouds; group of clouds
marriageable age; chance of marriage
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to return fire; to shoot back
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
conspicuousness (usu. color); prominence; distinctiveness
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
married woman; another's wife
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
solitary life; wretched abode
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
lower region; lower part; region below
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored