flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
major incident; major happening; big scandal
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
to affect; to impact; to influence
imperial throne; the Crown
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
lineage; pedigree; good family
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to bring; to take; to bring about
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
close; intimate; on good terms
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
if so; in that case; in that situation
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)