husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
ostensible (surface) reason
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
head house (family); birthplace; originator
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
health; healthy; sound; fit
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
dangerous position; peril
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
the matter you have been talking about
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to distribute; to hand out
to raise the reputation of one's family; to found a house
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)