show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
cultivated fields; countryside
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
heir; inheritor; successor
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
pregnancy; conception; gestation
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
restaurant with only set meals
strong opposition; vehement opposition
after that; afterwards; thereafter
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
second marriage; remarriage
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
divining sticks; counting; calculation
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart