marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
queen (consort); empress (consort)
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
severe; strict; tough; hard
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
construction; establishment
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to be (too) late getting married
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
sexy; popular; well-liked
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
estimate (of costs); budget
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant