selection; choice; option
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
subordinate work; assistant; servant
briskly with small steps; trotting
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
every month; monthly; month by month
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
notary public; scribe; amanuensis
written seal; stylized signature
genuine article; real thing; real deal
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
document; official papers
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
study; diligence; discount; reduction
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
counter for choices, options, etc.
to thrust before; to thrust at
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to have a drink; to grab a drink
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
good humour (humor); good mood
these guys; these fellows
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff