stagnation; hindrance; delay
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
later on; eventually; afterwards
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
interruption; suspension; break
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
in order; in turn; one by one
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
that is to say; so that means
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
all (there is); as long as there is
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
over-fond parent; doting parent
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
bridal night; first night; first watch of the night
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
grudge; complaint; reproach
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)