privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
unmarried; not yet married
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
source of funds; resources; finances
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
head house (family); birthplace; originator
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
direct descent; direct line
sons and daughters; children; girl
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to be suspected without cause
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
life and death; life or death
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)