taking pictures (for a wedding, etc.) prior to the event
red paper restaurant lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
cooking, eating and drinking
husband and wife travelling together (traveling)
sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae); red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)
taking care of everything; no need to do anything
preview (of an exhibition); private viewing
pro among pros; best of the best; top tier; ultimate professional; player's player
room clerk (hotel); steward (ship)
waiting list (waiting for a cancellation)
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
succession; continuation; series; sequence
coming to an embassy, theatre, library, etc.
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
water breaking (during pregnancy)
to go into labor; to go into labour
proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
ambulance crew; ambulance squad; rescue squad
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
private clinician; physician in private practice
to finish reading; to read through
maternity leave; paternity leave
son and heir; son who will succeed one
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
incessant working; working non-stop
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence