jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
in name only; titular; nominal
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
to discuss; to talk together
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft