majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
school; school building; schoolhouse
going to and from school; school commute
comparatively; quite; rather
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
protective instinct; defensive instinct
ladykiller; ladies' man; murder of a woman; murderer of a woman; femicide
great men have great fondness for the sensual pleasures
(small) stone; rock; pebble
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
difference; discrepancy; variation
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
murder; homicide; manslaughter
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
split; division; break up
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
benighted lands outside of imperial influence
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
change; alteration; modification
alteration; falsification; faking