recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
settlement; solution; resolution
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
but; however; provided that
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
someone else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
great talents mature late
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to begin some form of lifestyle