Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to ask a question; to ask questions
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
3000; three thousand; many
archipelago; chain of islands
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
one's own property; possessions
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
devoted; self-sacrificing
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
responsibility; duty; obligation
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
balance (of an account); striking a balance
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
writing; book; (literary) work
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
promiscuity; promiscuous sexual relations; communal marriage; mixed marriage; interracial marriage; miscegenation
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure