promotion; advancement; rising in rank
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
manners; behavior; behaviour
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
divorce; dissolution of adoption
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
counter for rules; rule; regulation
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
Son of God; child of an emperor
both; both sides; both parties
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
enmity; antagonism; hostility
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
(one's) peers; people around one
very much; exceedingly; extremely
delusion; trick of the imagination
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
interest (in something); enthusiasm