bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
authority; power; influence
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
only; merely; but; no more than
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
gradually; slowly but steadily
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
way (of doing); manner; method; means
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
superstition; superstitious belief
to comb down; to smooth down
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
leading part; leading actor; leading actress