firm; strong; solid; stable
fortress; stronghold; citadel
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
all times and places; all ages and countries
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
flight; desertion; escape
course; route; path; process; stages
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to be sacked; to be dismissed
cork stopper; (bottle) cork
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
silent; silent film; silent letter
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
society; the world; the times
even though; despite; when
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
why; how; for what reason
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with