to bind; to fasten; to tie up
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
crown; diadem; bottle cap
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
connection; link; relationship
applicant; candidate; volunteer
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
qualifications of candidacy for an examination
admission ticket for an examination
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
way of talking; speaking style
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
dual personality; split personality
imprisonment; incarceration
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather