to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
clicking; clopping; clacking
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be worried; to be troubled
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
long ago; a long time ago; already
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
rapid development; rapid unfolding
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
how; in what way; how about
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)