wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine; Ise Grand Shrine
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
finish; end; completion; result
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
bride's silk floss headdress; clumps of snow (on tree branches, stones, etc.)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
attendance; presence; appearance
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
recollection; reminiscence
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
decorum; propriety; politeness
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
ability; capability; competence; skill
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
reality; actuality; hard fact
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
leading; guiding; commanding
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
to become brilliant; to become cheerful