fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to play a leading role; to play a central part
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
gazing at (in wonderment)
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
carefree; free from worry
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)