check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
prejudice; bias; distorted view
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
courteous; decorous; polite
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
way (of doing); manner; method; means
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
half-sibling (with a different mother)
stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian-period villa); watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...