one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
the treasure that is children; child
prayer (for something); supplication
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to be blessed with children
spouse; wife; husband; partner
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
direct descent; direct line
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
age thirty; one's thirties
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
open; public; official; overt
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
since one was born; (in) all one's life
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
pregnancy; conception; gestation