trouble; quarrel; dispute
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
postwar period; period after Second World War
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
object of adoration, longing
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
simply; merely; only; solely
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to move around; to move about; to get around
just because; even if; even though
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
respect and affection; love and respect
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
matter causing distress; something causing worry
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire