influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
directly opposite; right in front
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
naturally; of course; understandably
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis