bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
chief; main; principal; important
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
3rd day of the month; three days
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
bedside; near one's pillow
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
certainly; surely; definitely
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to revere; to respect; to worship
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
detention; custody; confinement; internment
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
straight-cut bangs (hairstyle)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch