formal marriage interview
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
connection; link; relationship
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
relative by marriage; affinity
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
complete stranger; total stranger
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
theatre-going; theater-going
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
(theatrical) fighting scene
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
main theater of war; principal battlefield
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
impossible to do (although wants to)
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
companion; follower; attendant; retinue