imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
but; however; provided that
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
personality; character; individuality; personhood
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
determination; resolution
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
nervous disorder; nerve disease
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
therapy; treatment; remedy; cure
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to entrust; to leave to a person
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
low (level, value, price, etc.)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane