in succession; one by one
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to marry off; to espouse to
marriage proposal; marriage talks
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
good family; respectable family; decent family
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
wedded life; married life
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
close; intimate; on good terms
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to follow another's example
genuine article; real thing; real deal
debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to soften; to moderate; to relieve