woman who has divorced and moved back to her parents; moving back to one's parents after getting divorced; leaving and then returning (to a company, etc. one has previously left); leaving from and returning to the same port (of a ship)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
one's heart; at one's discretion; in one's hands
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
here and there; in places
to ask for directions; to ask the way
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
musical instrument; music; accompaniment instruments used in kabuki (excluding the shamisen)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)