marriage proposal; marriage talks
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
family; members of a family
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
like this; this sort; this way
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
future (usually near); prospects
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
retainer; attendant; escort
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
river; stream; River; the ... river
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
no!; no no!; no, not at all
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion