and yet; though; when; in spite of
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to come to an end; to close the curtain
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly