absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
princess; Her Royal Highness
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
terrified; horrified; trembling with fear
(another's) child; child; kid
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
society; the world; the times
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to despair of; to see the vanity of
drama queen; (lit.) tragic heroine
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
gentle; quiet; demure; sober; mild-mannered; meek
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
violent emotion; passion; fury
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
very interesting; of great interest
many; much; plenty; hardly
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease