eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
how; in what way; I wonder
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
difference in social standing; difference in social position
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
well-bred; of good upbringing
all for the best; what is right
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
repentance; confession; penitence
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to be frank; to drop all pretense
how many people; a number of people
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to let out a cry; to shout
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to call each other; to call out to one another
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling