新年
New Year
→ I welcomed the New Year with my family.
伝統的
traditional
→ This is a traditional Japanese event.
行事
event; ceremony
→ There are various events at school every month.
神(様)
god; deity
→ I prayed to God for my family's health.
仏
Buddha
→ I put my hands together in prayer before Buddha.
祈る
pray; wish
→ I'm praying that I pass the exam.
結婚相手
marriage partner; spouse-to-be
→ I want a kind person as my marriage partner.
ふさわしい
suitable; appropriate
→ He is suitable for this job.
出会う
meet; encounter
→ I met my wife at university.
交際を申し込む
ask someone out; propose dating
→ He asked her to go out with him.
承諾する
consent; approve; accept
→ My parents approved the marriage.
説得する
persuade; convince
→ It took time to persuade my parents.
結婚を許す
allow the marriage; permit someone to marry
→ The father allowed the two to marry.
家庭を築く
build a family; establish a home
→ We want to build a happy family together.
婚約する
get engaged
→ They got engaged last month.
解消する
cancel; dissolve; resolve
→ They broke off their engagement.
既婚者
married person
→ Many married people took part in this survey.
正式に
officially; formally
→ We will officially get married next month.
打ち合せをする
have a meeting; discuss arrangements
→ We had a meeting about the wedding.
資金
funds; capital
→ We are preparing funds for the wedding.
(お金を)貯める
save money
→ I'm saving money for marriage.
済ませる
finish; get done
→ I finished my errands in the morning.
親戚
relative; relatives
→ I invited my relatives to the wedding.
同僚
colleague; coworker
→ My coworkers also came to the wedding.
花嫁
bride
→ The bride is wearing a white dress.
花婿
bridegroom; groom
→ The groom is a little nervous.
永遠の愛
eternal love
→ They vowed eternal love.
誓う
swear; vow
→ I vowed to cherish my family.
豪華
luxurious; lavish
→ They held their wedding at a luxurious hotel.
盛大
grand; magnificent; large-scale
→ The wedding was held on a grand scale.
華やか
gorgeous; glamorous; brilliant
→ The bride wore a gorgeous dress.
成人式
Coming-of-Age Ceremony
→ My younger sister will attend the Coming-of-Age Ceremony this year.
育つ
grow up; be raised
→ The child is growing up healthy.
成長する
grow; develop
→ Children really grow up quickly.
父親
father
→ He supports his family as a father.
母親
mother
→ The mother came to pick up her child.
役割を果たす
fulfill one's role
→ I want to fulfill my role as a parent.
役目を果たす
fulfill one's duty
→ He is fulfilling his duty as a father.
四歳児
four-year-old child
→ The four-year-old is running around energetically.
幼稚園
kindergarten
→ My daughter goes to kindergarten.
保育園
nursery school; daycare
→ I leave my son at daycare.
預ける
leave in someone's care; deposit
→ I left my child with their grandmother.
奮闘する
struggle hard; make great efforts
→ Every day, I struggle to balance work and childcare.
ストレスを溜める
accumulate stress; bottle up stress
→ Try not to build up too much stress.
ストレスを解消する
relieve stress
→ I exercise to relieve stress.
葬式
funeral
→ Yesterday I attended a relative's funeral.
法事
Buddhist memorial service
→ Relatives gathered for my grandfather's memorial service.
葬儀費用
funeral expenses
→ The family discussed the funeral expenses.
(お)墓
grave; tomb
→ I placed flowers on my grandfather's grave.
墓参り
visit a grave
→ My family visited the grave during Obon.
墓地に眠る
rest in a cemetery
→ My grandmother rests in this cemetery.
墓地に埋める
bury in a cemetery
→ The remains were buried in the cemetery.
天国
heaven
→ I think my grandfather is watching over us from heaven.
地獄
hell
→ I was told that people who do bad things go to hell.
故人
deceased person; the late
→ We gathered to remember the deceased.
惜しむ
mourn; regret;惜
→ Many people mourned his death.
嘆く
grieve; lament
→ My mother grieved over her friend's death.
形式的
formal; perfunctory
→ The greeting was a little formal.
払い込む
pay in; make a payment
→ I paid the tuition at the bank.
独身者
single person; unmarried person
→ Many single people live in this apartment building.
未婚者
unmarried person
→ The survey shows that the proportion of unmarried people is increasing.
託児所
daycare center; childcare facility
→ There is a daycare center inside the company.
出産費用
childbirth expenses; delivery costs
→ I checked with the hospital about childbirth expenses.
なかなか
not easily; quite; rather
→ The child won't go to sleep easily.
できるだけ
as much as possible
→ I want to spend as much time as possible with my family.
すくすく
healthily; rapidly (of a child growing)
→ The child is growing up healthy and strong.
のびのび
freely; comfortably; without restraint
→ I want my child to grow up freely in nature.