celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
leadership; initiative; spearhead
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
just past noon; afternoon
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
suspicious character (person, figure)
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
willpower; energy; vitality