various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
episode; anecdote; vignette
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
man; male; masculine gender
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
generation; the world; the age
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
principal occupation; core business
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
conservatory; conservatoire; music academy; music school; college of music