to be thrilled; to be excited
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
debut; initial stage appearance
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
curse; spell; malediction
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
already; now; no longer; not any more
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
you (plural); all of you; you all
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
descendant; progeny; offspring
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
devil; evil spirit; genie
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with