conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
supply line; line of communications
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
(for one's turn) to come round
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
liquidity (esp. financial); fluidity; mobility (social, job, etc.)
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
second generation; second; junior
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
being adopted into the family of one's bride
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
use; utility; profit; gain
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion