to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
indicate reason; infers some protest
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
unit; (musical) group; band
birth; creation; formation
vocal sound; tone of voice
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
originally; by nature; from the start
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
if you think about it; come to think of it
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
ordinary citizen; the general public
family; members of a family
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
almost every day; almost daily
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
overall victory; championship
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)