innocent; cherubic; childlike
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to press a question; to cross-examine
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
chief; main; principal; important
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
the place for; the time for; the level of
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
true state; actual condition; reality
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
even if not; even without
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
at once; there and then; immediately
greeting; a fine thing to say
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)