contrary to one's expectations
royal capital; imperial capital
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
very great; enormous; serious
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to take someone's life; to kill someone
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
be (that) as it may; having said that
war; fighting; fierce competition
dealing with; coping with
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
finishing blow; coup de grâce
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
foreign enemy; outside invader
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
private citizen; civilian
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
when it becomes; when it comes to
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
promising; hopeful; full of promise
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...