hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
ability; capability; skill
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
bureau director; office chief
cooperation; collaboration
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
official announcement; proclamation
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to scatter away; to vanish
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
naturally; of course; understandably
at that time; in those days
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
most part; greater part; majority
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to join together; to combine; to join up