as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
man; male; masculine gender
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
fortune-telling; divination
to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
to say; to be called; to do
personality; style; appearance
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to look away; to turn away
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
right of succession; right to the throne
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone