to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
intention; idea; inclination; wish
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
in comparison to; rather than
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
older sister; elder sister
attendance; participation; presence
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
alternately; by turns; one after the other
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
attendance; presence; appearance
deep affection; dear; beloved