apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
lifelike life-sized doll (made in the late Edo and Meiji periods); doll-like beauty
ceramics; pottery and porcelain
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
to change the position of
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
end; close; conclusion; termination
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
falling of the curtain; (coming to an) end; close
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to serve; to work for; to attend
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
spirituality; spiritual nature