the right person in the right place
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
marriage proposal; marriage talks
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
being adopted into the family of one's bride
billeting area; cantonment; encampment; étape
inn town; post town; post-station town
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
to employ; to hire; to engage
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
reward; honorarium; remuneration
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
fundraising; financing; cash flow
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
secrecy; highly classified information
to be relieved of one's post
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
judicial branch (of government); judicial organ
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
divorce; dissolution of adoption
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
irritation; annoyance; frustration