complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
wedded life; married life
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
opposite side; opposition
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
age relationship; luck attending age
disclosure; exposure; revelation
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
unmarried; not yet married
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
personal (employee); employed; retained
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
good-quality; superior in quality
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
primeval forest; virgin forest
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes