romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
movie; film; motion picture
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
screaming fit (of a baby); tantrum; crying hysterically
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
ray (of light); beam; light
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
heartstrings; koto string
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
extremists; radicals; militants
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
society; the world; the times
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
reason; cause; history; origin
explanatory note; explanatory text; explanation; caption
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
form; method; system; formula
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
in general; generally; usually
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished