inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
being filled with; being full of; permeation
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
imagination; supposition; guess
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
that's the way it is; such is life
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
heir to the throne; successor to the throne
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
one's first campaign; one's first battle
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
because of; owing to; due to
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
southeastern part; the southeast
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
long military service; having experienced many battles
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements