dark night; moonless night
elopement; running away with a lover
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
I don't know; I don't understand
sound of voice; vocal sound
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
death penalty; capital punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
yourself; himself; herself
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
concealing one's thoughts; reserve; reservation
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
unprecedented; unparalleled; unparallelled
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all