to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
standard; set; routine; decided
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
powerful person; influential person
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
heir; inheritor; successor
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
great physical power; animal strength
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
gathering to remember a deceased person; memorial gathering; farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party