more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
older sister; elder sister
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
room detached from main house
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to recall; to remember; to recollect