low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
messenger; envoy; emissary
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to revere; to respect; to worship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
ago; since; before; previous
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
distinguished service; meritorious service
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
how; in what way; by what means
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
resignation; acceptance; consolation
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
like this; this sort; this way
to accord someone every courtesy
the same age; same period
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering