social; societal; societary
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
state of mind; mentality; psychology
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
incident; affair; happening; event
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
presence; sitting with; being with
(social) position; status
public and private; official and personal; government and people
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
shoulder massage (performed by tapotement); tap on the shoulder (request to resign)
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
formal marriage interview
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)