to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
feelings; thoughts; meaning
it is I who should say so
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to remain married for life
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
world; society; people; the public
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
while; during; while; although; all; both
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
good bye; I'm off; see you later
have a good day; take care; see you
person who sells left-over gifts received by the shogun or daimyo, etc. (Edo period)
older sister; elder sister
family a woman has married into