marriage ceremony; wedding
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to break off (mid-sentence); to stop (saying)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
creation; generation; formation; derivation
certain; definite; clear; credible
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
sidelocks; hair at the temples
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
light (e.g. colour, color)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to be satisfied (with); to find satisfactory
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)