personification; impersonation; embodiment
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
instant; moment; for an instant
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
combat power; fighting strength
town; city; municipal; urban
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
failure; mistake; blunder
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
Castor (star in the constellation Gemini); Alpha Geminorum
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration