combined miso (e.g. white and red)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
Japanese text; sentence in Japanese
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
woman who forced her husband into marriage
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
yakyūken; strip version of rock, paper, scissors (similar to strip poker)
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot
to give permission to marry
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
this occasion; at this time; now
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
government office; government agency; authorities
predicament; one's ground; one's position
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
good luck; fortune; happiness
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
heart attack; myocardial infarction
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control