script; libretto; scenario
royalty (payment); loyalty
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
genuine; authentic; true; real
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to become keen on; to get passionate about
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
conflict; fighting each other
conference room; council room
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
fresh wound; fresh bruise
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
womanly; ladylike; feminine
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
spite; frustration; vexation
cares; ill feeling; reserve
truancy; absence without leave
remote past; far ago; time immemorial