isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
unloading (of cargo); discharge
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to join forces; to cooperate
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
work clothes; business suit
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
unmarried; not yet married
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality