searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
sons and daughters; children; girl
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
to dispose of; to sell off
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
to discuss; to talk together
by sheer strength; by brute force
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
reading too much into (what ... says)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
willpower; energy; vitality
goodbye; farewell; so long
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
to become vulgar; to coarsen