husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(political) power; authority; influence
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
very young; little; childish; immature
to grow up; to become an adult
judgment; judgement; discernment
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
nasolabial fold; smile line; laugh line
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
speech and conduct; words and deeds
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; (lit.) falling seven times, getting up eight times; the vicissitudes of life; ups and downs in life
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...