a long time ago; in those days
rule; reign; government; governing
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
refining; refinement; smelting; training
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
alteration; falsification; faking
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
origin; beginning; source; rise
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
legendary beast; magical beast
depravity; corruption; degradation
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock