to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
going home from work; on the way home from work
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
successor; replacement; second wife
large family; extended family
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
lump together; put all together
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
slightly off; not quite good enough; slightly wild-looking (e.g. fashion)
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious