reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
order of chivalry; chivalric order
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
older brother; elder brother
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
older brother and younger sister
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
distress; wretched condition
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to apologize; to apologise
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity