to follow in succession; to happen one after another
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
firm; strong; solid; stable
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
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
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
ingredient; component; composition
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to be reflected in a mirror
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
whole nation; whole land; whole country
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
revision (of text); alteration; change
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion