hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
tall figure; high stature
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
but; however; provided that
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
(physical) growth; development
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
suggestion; hint; implication
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
accession to the throne; enthronement
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source