old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
armament; soldier's equipment
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
government office; public office
person who poses a high risk
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
dating back from now; ago
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
of no interest; not interested
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
(the) haves; those who have
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
having an ancient and honorable origin
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to be blessed with children
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
heir; inheritor; successor
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
succession to headship of a family