establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
clearing one's throat; cough
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
leather shoes; leather boots
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
longed-for; anxiously awaited
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
drinking party; get-together
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
about when; about what time; how soon