to give one's life; to lay down one's life
essence; true nature; substance; reality
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
suggestion; hint; implication
to set (sun); to become dark
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
connection; link; relationship
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
chief; main; principal; important
power; authority; jurisdiction