pledge made over sake cups; exchange of nuptial cups
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
nape (of the neck); nucha
for the first time in one's life
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
near oneself; close to one; familiar
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
just one person; only one
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
Japanese person; Japanese people
looks; personal appearance; features
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to speak; to hear a voice
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
horizon (related to land)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
sharp sighted; easily awakened
discovery; detection; finding
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive