woman who forced her husband into marriage
provisional enrollment; provisional enrolment
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
to kidnap; to abduct; to snatch; to carry people away; to take by force
to be discouraged (from doing something); to have one's enthusiasm dampened
to stop at a (train) station
glowstick; neon light stick
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
because; the reason why is
to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
high-quality plain-woven hemp cloth
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
socio-economics; social economy
to screw up one's courage; to take heart
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left
economic condition; economic circumstances; financial situation
confections; sweets; candy; cake
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
careless person; absentminded person; thoughtless person
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
panties thief; knickers bandit
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to check; to stop; to keep back
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances