between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
many; much; plenty; hardly
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
woman; female; feminine gender
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
family a woman has married into
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
some people; a few people; several people
blood relationship; blood relative
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
separation; farewell; parting
to have a reason; to have an excuse
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
yearning; longing for; deep affection
affectionately; tenderly; lovingly
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
welcome!; nice to see you!
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
indoor (court, pool, etc.)