hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
polite; courteous; hospitable
sanity; consciousness; soberness
(no matter) who; everyone; anyone; nobody
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to blow off; to be blown off
in swarms; in great crowds
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to be boiled; to be cooked
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
serious wound; serious injury
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
penetration; permeation; transmission
sad; wretched; deplorable
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
to have a talk; to tell a story
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest