local business association
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
balsamic; balsamic vinegar
divining sticks; counting; calculation
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
room clerk (hotel); steward (ship)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
cultivated fields; countryside
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
member of the Lower House
to support each other; to support one another
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
Japanese-style confectionary store
toilet; lavatory; powder room
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
strong opposition; vehement opposition
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
knot (nautical mile per hour)
restaurant with only set meals
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
as you see; as you can see