camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
specialization; specialisation
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
contract; compact; agreement
adviser; advisor; consultant
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to attempt; to test; to try out
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
changing clothes; change of clothes
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
near; close; beside; third person
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors