first meeting; first interview with
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
if you are free; if you have time to spare; if not otherwise engaged
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
empress (consort); queen (consort)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
death (of an emperor); demise
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official