omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
addition; annexation; appendage
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
to accept; to receive; to agree
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
(Edo-period) town magistrate
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
curses come home to roost; (lit.) if you curse someone, dig two graves
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to await; to wait for; to expect
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift