car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
having no wife; being single; being unmarried; unmarried man
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou); three-stringed instrument
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
chicken skin (e.g. in cooking); bird skins
marriage ceremony; wedding
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
greeting; a fine thing to say
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently