wedded life; married life
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
Kojien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
househusband; stay-at-home dad
household economy; family finances
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to press against each other; to huddle together
hard ball; regulation ball
high-school baseball player
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
food and drink; eating and drinking
street; quarter; district; area
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
amusement parlour game which uses tokens (parlor)
mistress; lover; prostitute
good-looking woman; concubine
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
lover; sweetheart; mistress
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
person who avoids others; social outcast
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
as soon as possible; ASAP
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)