to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
romance (e.g. the Arthurian romances)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
outline; summary; argument
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
wandering; roaming; drifting
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...