formal marriage interview
coincident with; while; simultaneously
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
winter vacation; winter holidays
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
first shrine visit of New Year
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to head home; to leave for home
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts