(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
person of doubtful origin
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to give permission to marry
jus sanguinis; principle that citizenship is determined by that of one's parents
number; number plate; license plate
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
election; selection; choice
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
marriage proposal; marriage talks
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette