company president; manager; director
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
(not so) much; (not) very
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
older brother; elder brother
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
feelings; thoughts; meaning
accession to the throne; enthronement
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget