to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
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; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
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 fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
queen (consort); empress (consort)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
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
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
(in) the air; midair; sky
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
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 dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon 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
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems