achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
single word; a few words; brief comment
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
than; from; out of; except; but; more
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
archipelago; chain of islands
every place; various places
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date