wet; moist; soft-hearted; tender-hearted; sentimental
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
like a decent person; human
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
commencing with; including
bridal; nuptial; wedding; wedding planning
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
instar (developmental stage of arthropods); age; years
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
notice; attention; observation
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
with a chuckle; with a giggle
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
hey; listen; look here; I say
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
river; stream; River; the ... river
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)