to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to watch steadily; to stare
performance of one's official duties
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
close to the wall; alongside the wall
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
being in love with each other
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
climax; peak; zenith; apex
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
already; now; no longer; not any more
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
engineer; technical officer
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)