throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
good person; virtuous person
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
outrageous lie; outright lie
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
as usual; as is one's habit
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
in the same way as; just like
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
opposite; reverse; contrary