formal marriage interview
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
direct unforked road; straight path
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape
single word; a few words; brief comment
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
muttering voice; murmuring voice
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
yearned for; longed for; missed
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce
Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
Chinese-style stir-fried vegetable noodle soup
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
reconciliation; make peace with
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long