preparation; arrangements
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
marriage fraud; fake marriage
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
trio; gang of three; threesome
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
arrest; apprehension; capture
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
woman; female; feminine gender
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
reconciliation; make peace with
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged