having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
being adopted into the family of one's bride
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
difficult to approach; inaccessible
heartstrings; koto string
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
just above; right overhead
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
long ago; a long time ago; already
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
spirit world; underworld; the next world