least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
conviction; belief; confidence
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
treating someone like a child
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor