character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
meaning; significance; sense
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to become settled; to be fixed
real intention; true motive; true meaning
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
while; during; while; although; all; both
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
opposite; reverse; contrary
surroundings; environs; circumference
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
human pillar; human sacrifice
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to devour; to bite to death
underground; subterranean
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to rescue from; to help out of; to save