preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
fixed date; appointed day
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
living; lifestyle; living room
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
not necessarily so; is not always true
one day; (on) a certain day