maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
how; in what way; how about
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
due form; official; formality
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
considerably; fairly; quite
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to formalize; to formalise; to stick to formality; to be ceremonious; to punctilious
tendency; trend; inclination
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)