representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to be found; to be discovered
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man