watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
fighting to the death (with swords)
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
virgin; innocent young woman
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
sisters of the same mother; uterine sisters
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
hearthfire; ingle; open fire in a fireplace
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
all but dead; half killed
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to cut open (a tied bundle); to release (prisoners)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
difference; variation; difference
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
strong interaction; strong force
to bring back; to restore
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
wooden lure used for squid fishing