good result; good outcome
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan; Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture); National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium)
house for rent; house to let; building a house; built house
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
to step back; to walk backwards
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
being extremely grateful; being much obliged; being very appreciative; being very happy
besides; moreover; furthermore; further; in addition (to that)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to have meaning; to be meaningful
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to act as a mediator; to serve as a mediator; to act as an intermediary; to be a go-between
if it is (the case that ...)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
soon; before long; in the near future