to fold up; to fold into layers
folding into four; quarto
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
consummation of a marriage
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
choices; alternatives; options
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
head house (family); birthplace; originator
family structure; family composition; family makeup
no!; no no!; no, not at all
large number (of); many; majority
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to move forward; to move on
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
compensating; making up for; supplementation
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt