to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
migration; move; emigration; immigration
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to quit one's job; to resign
slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness
women's college; women's university
younger scholar; future reference
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to eat too much; to overeat
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
putting on weight from the good (married) life
living together (of two people)
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
changing one's clothing (of a bride or groom during a wedding reception)
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition