rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
spirit world; underworld; the next world
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
stopping at; going no further than
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
right; correct; proper; righteous; just