hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
enumeration; citation; listing
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to look displeased; (lit.) to flare one's nostrils
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to push aside; to brush aside
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
first star of the evening (esp. Venus); evening star
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
to polish up; to shine up
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
genius; prodigy; natural gift
that kind; competition; match
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way