three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
errand runner; messenger (Azuchi-Momoyama period); patroller; minor official (Edo period)
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in; late riser; person who is bad at getting up in the morning
baa (sound of a sheep); meh
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
when it comes to ...; as for ...
having a companion makes the journey easier; travel is better with company
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing
vulva; female genitals; female genital area
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
making replacements for defensive purposes in the late inning of a game
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryō period)
tessellated; grid-shaped; grid-like
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
bullet; round; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy); hitman
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits