to invite in; to show someone in
husband and wife; married couple
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
courting; wooing; making advances
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
desperately; for one's dear life
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
name; given name; first name
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
hello; good day; good afternoon
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...