in this manner; in this way; like this
to have a relationship; to have relations
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
being too late; losing one's final chance
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
my spouse; my wife; my husband
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
employment position or rank
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
(adding) fuel to the fire
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)