town; city; municipal; urban
time; season; period; phase; stage
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
edict; ordinance; proclamation
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
disturbance; riot; mayhem
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
reality; actuality; hard fact
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
each individual; each person
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
minimum; at the very least
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising