world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
it is not (like that) either
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
great war; great battle; world war
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
killing time; staving off boredom
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
suspicious-looking; fishy
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to bring; to take; to bring about
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment