marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
marriage proposal; marriage talks
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
number two; mistress; concubine
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
without trouble; easily; readily
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
distant place; faraway location; far away
command; lead; generalship; leadership
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
unskilled; not very good at
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)