serves you right!; see what happens!
difference in social standing; difference in social position
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
silence; stillness; quietness
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
later on; eventually; afterwards
just managing; with great difficulty
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
single word; a few words; brief comment
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
of course; certainly; naturally
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to go out and away; to leave
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case