to hold (a ceremony); to perform
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
to have the privilege of doing
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
participation; joining; entry
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to choke; to have trouble breathing
interest; rights; concession
to spit out; to eject; to dump
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
export; exportation; efferent
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
sale; sales; selling; marketing
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
refining; purification; careful manufacture
to be found; to be discovered
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow