custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
marriage proposal; marriage talks
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
shop; small store; business; firm
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
scandal; deplorable event
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
daughter (of a good family)
father; dad; husband; you; he
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
don't you think?; indicates question
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive