good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
perfect; complete; flawless
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
leaving; quitting; retiring
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
having no idea; having no clue
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be contrary to one's expectations
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
succession struggle; succession race
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
outcast; odd man out; pariah
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
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
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
manners; courtesy; etiquette
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
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
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
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 ...