startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
chief vassal; senior statesman
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
literature; books (reference); document
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
everything; anything; nothing
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)
severe earthquake; violent tremor
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
big frame; large figure; huge body
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about