call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to have the honor (of); to be favored (with); to be honored (with)
man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
haori coat decorated with one's family crest and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
person blessed with many children
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
two classes; double; two sets
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to pitch forward; to fall forward
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to let a chance to do something slip through one's fingers
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
modesty; humility; being humble
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
voluptuous; full-breasted; buxom; voluptuous woman; big-breasted woman; glamour girl
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
to yell; to rant; to rave
thinly slicing soft-boned fish for sashimi
fresh out of (college, high school, etc.); just out (e.g. of a book); first of the season (e.g. apples)
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
ranging through (mountains, fields, etc., looking for something); roaming over; searching far and wide; reading extensively
to lose one's presence of mind; to lose one's head; to be thrown off balance; to get upset; to be bewildered; to be flustered
attendance; presence and absence; attendance and non-attendance
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
at a loss for words; stumped for words