firm; strong; solid; stable
to need; to call for; to require
besides; furthermore; moreover
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
civilized nation; civilised nation
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
posing a question; question
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
trials and tribulations; adversities; suffering hardships and troubles
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to flare up; to fly into a rage
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
menial; meanness; servility; abject
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
endurance; perseverance; patience
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
hero; warrior of matchless valor; heroic character
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing