closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
human intellect; knowledge
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
personal attendant; valet; maid
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
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)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber