hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
society; the world; the times
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
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
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone