important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
in one's own way or style
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
such; like that; that sort of
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
then; well; so; well then
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
feeding (animals); provisioning
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience