to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
ago; since; before; previous
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
difference; variation; difference
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
failure; mistake; blunder
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
marriage proposal; courtship
choices; alternatives; options
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
being fully occupied (of a parking lot)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
maximum carrying capacity; maximum payload
to increase; to add to; to augment
for a while; for some time; for a period
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
very young; little; childish; immature