custom; habit; customary practice
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
you; (arch.) your residence
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
knitting; knitted material; crochet
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
late at night; at a late hour
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
hot topic; talk of the town
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
proposal; offer; request; application
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official