old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
construction; establishment
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
accomplishment; execution
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
morin khuur (stringed musical instrument of Mongolian origin); matouqin
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to polish up; to shine up
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to be too numerous; to be too much
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to be badly made; to fail
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
future years; in (one's) later years
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
midway; halfway through; in the course of
desperation; struggle to the death
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
pressure; oppression; suppression
to shout (in anger); to yell
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment