personal feelings; self-interest
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to crouch; to squat; to cower
useless resistance; vain struggle
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
ultimate; final; last; eventual
at the top of one's voice
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
great speed; recklessly fast speed
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
fast approach; quick intimacy
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
moment; brief space of time
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
violent explosion; bursting
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to surge; to well up; to gush out