Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
general idea; concept; notion
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
in general; overall; generally
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
one's house; one's home; one's family
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
one's devoted wife; wife who has followed one through hard times; wife married in poverty
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
firmly rooted; deep-seated
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
sexual prodigy; stud; Don Juan
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)