marriage proposal; courtship
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
pride; boast; credit (to)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary