wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
the way back; the way home; return trip
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to thrust down; to push off
there is nothing; having nothing
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
high tide; high water; full tide
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
terrain; geographical features; topography
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to sink (into); to get depressed
sea level; (surface of) sea
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace