symbol; code; sign; notation
discriminatory; discriminative
at that time; in those days
posting (e.g. a notice); displaying; putting up
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
original text; source book; draft
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
good young man; agreeable youth
charge-free; free of charge
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
messenger; envoy; emissary
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
mistress; kept woman; concubine
imperial court; royal court
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
self-analysis; autoanalysis
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
difficult problem; challenge
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
rank (of troops); file; column; formation