having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
incessant talking; rapid talking
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
arrest; apprehension; capture
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
female-to-male gender swap (in fan art and fan fiction)
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
evening; night; nighttime
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
married woman; woman; lady
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
burning at the stake; burning to death
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
character leitmotif; character theme song
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty