marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
very young; little; childish; immature
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
perfect; complete; flawless
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
long military service; having experienced many battles
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to collapse into; to flop onto
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to complete most of something; to take a concrete shape; for the most important parts to be done; (lit.) the nose and eyes are in place
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight