pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
wedded life; married life
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
emphatic sentence-ending particle
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
adverse circumstances; adversity
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
whenever you want; any time you like
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
newcomer; initiate; rookie
book making (binding, publishing)
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
postcard; memo; note; card
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
release; liberation; acquittal
to take charge during someone's absence