control; management; supervision
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
great person; eminent figure
incessant; uninterrupted; continuous
committing every evil; being given to evil ways; following the path of evil
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
correction; revision; amendment
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
common (of objects, abstract things); usual
multiplication table; times table
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
progress; advance; improvement; development
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
to sit for an examination
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
vast; limitless; boundless
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
the good you do for others is good you do yourself; those who are kind benefit themselves; (lit.) compassion is not for other people's benefit; you can't save others (from themselves)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
modern Japanese; current written style
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
dropping the "ra" in the potential form of verbs formed with "-rareru"
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
some book; book about that subject; books
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir