to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
serious; not joking; straight
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
hydroplane (submarines); diving plane; diving rudder
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
no!; no no!; no, not at all
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
return of something; repayment
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
reality; actuality; hard fact
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
than; from; out of; except; but; more
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
close; intimate; on good terms
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to be silent; to say nothing