celebration; auspicious occasion
plot; conspiracy; conference
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
marriage proposal; marriage talks
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
that kind; competition; match
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity; living without a spouse
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
independence; self-reliance
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
interruption; suspension; break
counterintelligence; counterespionage
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
a long, long time ago; very long ago
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)