highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
salvation of one's country
state funeral; national funeral
one grain; one drop; one bead
two grains; two drops; two bead
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
later on; eventually; afterwards
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
way (of doing); manner; method; means
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
looking pale; looking unwell
gross; disgusting; sickening
worst; worst-case (scenario)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...