country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
even though; despite; when
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
should; must; -able; probably; likely
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
suppression; repression; subjugation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
ignorant of the ways of the world
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
connection; link; relationship
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?