just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
man; male; masculine gender
in name only; titular; nominal
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
ago; since; before; previous
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
kitchen; financial situation
cooking; food preparation
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)