to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
rule; reign; government; governing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
unanticipated; unexpected
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
to await; to wait for; to expect
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga