substitute article; back-up
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
beginning; outset; first; onset
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
chapter one; first chapter
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
battlefield; battleground
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
calamity; disaster; accident
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
long ago; once upon a time
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)