mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
plural; multiple; several
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
good family; respectable family; decent family
beginning; outset; first; onset
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
manners; courtesy; etiquette
mistress; kept woman; concubine
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
the place for; the time for; the level of
(your) daughter; young woman
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
bone; firm; uncompromising
loyal retainer; loyal subject
one's own faction (of a party)
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
if you think about it; come to think of it
exposure to wind; severe criticism
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
example; illustration; precedent
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion