marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
latest version; latest edition
(period of) a year; during an era
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
transport; freight; shipping
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
official divorce registration papers
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
as (for); for; in the capacity of
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
bento; Japanese box lunch
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
most part; greater part; majority
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
cherry blossom (colour, color)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute