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marriage

4

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

4

Echigoya; Echigoya (nefarious businessman; stock character in period dramas)

1

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

1

rice shop; rice dealer

2

heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

2

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

1

looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

1

resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

1

reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

1

complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

2

point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)

1

young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

11

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

8

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

2

thank you; thanks

2

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

1

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

2

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

7

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

of course; certainly; naturally

2

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

4

(some) more; even more; longer; further

1

(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse

5

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

3

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

1

holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

8

to make merry; to be festive

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

2

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

3

boarding house; residence hall; dormitory

3

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

8

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

1

to remain; to be left

3

to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

then; and (then); in that case; if so

1

isn't that right?

5

how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

1

to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy

15

two persons; two people; pair; couple

7