narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
wedded life; married life
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
traditional Japanese wedding ceremony (usu. at a shrine or temple)
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
nonreligious wedding ceremony; civil wedding ceremony
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
attendance; participation; presence
foreign; abroad; overseas
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly