one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
physical condition; state of health
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
at least; at most; (even) just
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
selection; choice; option
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
already; now; no longer; not any more
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
observation; survey; watching
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
official announcement; proclamation
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible