to be consistent; to be coherent
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
family chart and personal history
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
to be pressed for time; to be pressed by urgent business; to have one's pants on fire
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
cold reception; inhospitality
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
having ended; being resolved
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
head house (family); birthplace; originator
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to ask a question; to ask questions
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
staying behind; remaining; residual
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person