companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
that day; the very same day
amount of money; sum of money
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
at that time; in those days
village headman; village mayor
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to take over; to hand over
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
only; merely; but; no more than
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
how; in what way; how about
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue