taking a hem up; hemming up
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
photography; taking photographs
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
marriage ceremony; wedding
separate case; another matter
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
chorus; singing in a chorus
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question