to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
long-cherished desire; Amida Buddha's original vow
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
main street; avenue; boulevard
finely chiseled (features)
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
otherwise; if not; or else
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it; simple meal
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.); small spiral-shelled snail (esp. a pond snail)
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold