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
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
yakyūken; strip version of rock, paper, scissors (similar to strip poker)
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
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
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)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
to wash again; to reconsider
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious