throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
infertility; sterility; barrenness
absence; disregard; indifference
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
open; public; official; overt
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances