making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
great war; great battle; world war
battlefield; battleground
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
highest grade; superlative degree
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
every place; various places
to detain; to check; to restrain
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
retirement; resignation; stepping down
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
authority; power; influence
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
matter of time; question of time
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
decrease; reduction; decline
individual differences; personal equation
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease