riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
while surprised; suddenly
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
recovery; undoing; recall
how much; how many; to what extent
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
temple; shrine; sanctuary